[lug] network issue/redhat linux 8.0

[r ms]

BTW....this is connected to a local network, also to a Linksys router,
to a cable modem etc.....DHCP was selected for eth0, etc:



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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