On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 16:13:10 +0000, Andoni <andonilist@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello, > > I have just added an old ISA PnP 3Com network card to my newly installed FC3 > machine. > > Kudzu seems to have picked up and installed the card fine but when I do > "ifconfig" it only has the loopback address. > > When I do "ping 192.XXX.XXX.XXX" I get an error of "Network is Unreachable". > > What do I have to do next to get the card to work? > > In the directory /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts there is a file called > ifcfg-lo but none called ifcfg-eth0. Do I have to make this myself? > I say the card seems to have been detected as it is lised in > /etc/sysconfig/hwconf > > In the BIOS should I set FC3 as a PnP OS? Is that only for Windows? > > > Thanks in advance for any and all help. > > Andoni. > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > go to system tools | network device control see if you have any devices listed if so, make sure it is activated, and if it is, click the configure button hardware tab lists out the current devices installed on the PC under the device tab check the ip settings click edit to see if your card is set to automatically obtain ip with dhcp (if your using it) and make sure you check the box next to obtain dns settings from provider. obviously if your not using dhcp, uncheck those, type in your ip you want to use. Next go to the DNS tab, add the DNS settings a good idea to reboot when your done. on boot up click the arrow to show details and watch for the eth device to be checked. hope this helps -- James Lawrence NY
