> > > 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. > > > > > > > This just get's stranger and stranger! I did that and it stopped only the > > loopback: perfect. Then /etc/init.d/network start and it started both > > loopback and eth0, perfect. So then I did ifconfig and it gave me only the > > loopback. > > > > I tried the stop again and it only had the loopback to stop! > > > > Andoni. > > > > When you ran netconfig did you select dhcp? If not, try it and it will > rebuild all the network files for you and hopefully it was just some > munged files. If that doesn't work then it might > not be reading the card driver. You might have to load the module > manually. Do an lsmod to make sure the ethernet card module is loaded. > Also type lspci as root and make sure your card is being detected. What am I looking for in lsmod? Andoni.
