[lug] Getting eth0 to work

[Gary Hodges]

I have a few very small "brick" style computers.  With a previous 
version of these things I was able to install ubuntu 10.04 server 
without a hitch.  The new models have caused me a lot of headaches.  I 
now have one running with ubuntu 10.04 desktop, and one with debian 
6.0.5.  Never could get 10.04 server installed, but I'll leave that for 
another day.

eth0 worked right out of the box with debian, but not with the ubuntu 
machine, which up to now I have been using a USB -> Ethenet adapter on. 
  I'd really like to get the on-board ethernet working on the ubuntu 
machine.  Can I use the debian install as guidance to get the ubuntu 
machine going?

This is from the debian machine:
user at debian:~$ dmesg | grep eth
[    9.667858] eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1
[   20.183612] eth0: no IPv6 routers present