[lug] network issue/redhat linux 8.0

[Joseph McDonald]

Try:

ifup eth0

as root.

	--joey


r ms said:
> 
> 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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