On Thu, 2004-12-23 at 14:07 +0000, Paul Howarth wrote: > What's the output of: > > # grep eth0 /etc/modprobe.conf > # cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 On booting I get the following: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Bringing up interface eth0: Determining IP information for eth0...PING 192.168.178.1 (192.168.178.1) 56(84) bytes of data. --- 192.168.178.1 ping statistics --- 4 packets transmitted, 0 received, +3 errors, 100% packet loss, time 2999ms , pipe 4 PING 192.168.178.1 (192.168.178.1) 56(84) bytes of data. --- 192.168.178.1 ping statistics --- 4 packets transmitted, 0 received, +3 errors, 100% packet loss, time 2999ms , pipe 4 failed. [FAILED] +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ My network card is ... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5788 Gigabit Ethernet +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ifconfig command output is ... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:3343 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:3343 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:4174142 (3.9 MiB) TX bytes:4174142 (3.9 MiB) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ route command output ... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 169.254.0.0 * 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ifcfg-eth0 file output ... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ # Please read /usr/share/doc/initscripts-*/sysconfig.txt # for the documentation of these parameters. IPV6INIT=no onBOOT=yes USERCTL=no PEERDNS=yes TYPE=Ethernet DEVICE=eth0 HWADDR=00:c0:9f:42:33:e6 BOOTPROTO=dhcp +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I must boot my new kernel to get /etc/modprobe.conf. -- Maciek R. <m.mail@xxxxx>
