> In order for you to be able to ifconfig the connection up, you must have > the proper ethernet modules loaded, or at least configured in > /etc/modprobe.conf. That's good. That's 50% of the battle. Now, why > can't you use system-config-network to configure the (now working) > ethernet card to active at boot time? [From the GUI, click the Fedora > -> System Tools -> Network Device Control From there, select your > ethernet device and push the "Configure..." button, (supply your root > password, if necessary), select your device in the Network Configuration > window, and push the "Edit" button in the toolbar. Check the box that > reads: "Activate device when the computer starts"] You also might want to check 'allow all users to enable & disable the device' option especially if there are multiple NICs on the machine. This is especially useful on laptops where there is both a wireless & wired NIC, I've got mine set up to start neither on boot since having the default eth interface unavailable on boot will cause a significant delay on boot. I use the network device control applet to bring up/down as required. -- Bests, Jon -
