On Wednesday 11 April 2007 16:48:53 Hongwei Li wrote: > Hi, > > I just installed fc6 on a P4 1.8GHz pc. The installation went smoothly, no > any error. After installation, it looks all are working normally: network, > web, ssh, iptables, etc. > > Later, I reboot it after updating the available packages (shown on the > screen automatically), the network card eth0 becomes inactive. > I have to manually go: System -- Administration -- Network > then click Activate, and File -- Save. > After that, everything works if I don't restart the system. Once I restart > it as it was remineded when I click File -- Save, then it becomes inactive > again. > > I checked the device setting, the box "Active device when computer starts" > is checked, but the other 2 boxes are not. It uses static ip address. > > The network card is Intel Corp 82801BA built in the motherboard. No other > network card installed. > > Can somebody help me to solve the problem? > > Thanks! > > Hongwei Li Did you take a look at the file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0? Something strange there? Is the line "ONBOOT=yes" there? -- Manuel Arostegui Ramirez. Electronic Mail is not secure, may not be read every day, and should not be used for urgent or sensitive issues.