[lug] network issue/redhat linux 8.0

[Andrew Gilmore]

is there an alias for eth0 in modules.conf?

what does /var/log/messages contain about the module used?
what does a modprobe <module_name> report?

what does ifcfg-eth0 contain?

Andrew



r ms wrote:
> The following was emitted by the ifconfig -a:
> 
> 
> eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
>          BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>          collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
>          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
>          Interrupt:5 Base address:0xd800
> 
> lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
>          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
>          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
>          RX packets:131 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>          TX packets:131 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>          RX bytes:9977 (9.7 Kb)  TX bytes:9977 (9.7 Kb)
> 
> 
>> From: Andrew Gilmore <agilmore at uc.usbr.gov>
>> Reply-To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
>> To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
>> Subject: Re: [lug] network issue/redhat linux 8.0
>> Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2002 08:07:01 -0700
>>
>> what does ifconfig -a say?
>>
>> what are the non-incriminating portions of ifcfg-eth0? (feel free to 
>> xxx out ip addresses and the like)
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> r ms wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Well, did that and it comes back and says that it's not configured.
>>> And yet if I do an ifconfig and eth0, it recognizes with irq, base addr,
>>> mac addr, etc. I've checked the doc's and nothing stirkes me yet.
>>>
>>> Thx
>>>
>>>> From: Tony Dyson <the_anorak at worldnet.att.net>
>>>> Reply-To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
>>>> To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
>>>> Subject: Re: [lug] network issue/redhat linux 8.0
>>>> Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 23:30:33 -0700
>>>>
>>>> I've seen that new network device control utility do some odd 
>>>> things. Try running "ifup eth0" in a terminal as root. Even if it 
>>>> won't activate the device, it might give you some additional info 
>>>> about the problem.
>>>>
>>>> r ms wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I installed Linux Red Hat 8.0. It appears that it recognised my
>>>>> 3com card, as when the network utility is brought up, it shows the
>>>>> 3com card info, and is associated with device eth0. However, when
>>>>> I try to "activate" the device (a feature of the utility), it
>>>>> responds by saying that it cannot be activated. Any thoughts?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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