On Mon, 13 Dec 2004, Andoni wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Did that and rebooted, now the card is picked up on startup and installed.
>
> I now have a file:
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
>
> But when I type ifconfig I still only get the loopback address.
>
> What did one of the replies mean by:
> "then edit the new profile and it should work"
>
> Where is "the new profile"?
>
> TIA.
>
> Andoni.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Waldemar Jankowski" <waldemar@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Newsgroups: gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.general
> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 4:21 PM
> Subject: Re: Network Card Installation FC3
>
>
> >
> > On Mon, 13 Dec 2004, Andoni 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.
> > >
> >
> > As root type netconfig at the prompt. It will take you through network
> > setup.
> >
As root type the following two commands:
/etc/init.d/network stop
/etc/init.d/network start
This will restart the network and read your new setup. You should be all
set. There is a number of valid ways to set up the card ... this is just
the way I usually do it.
