>>>> I have this: >>>> >>>> # lspci >>>> 05:0a.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX >>>> [Cyclone] (rev 34) >>>> 05:0b.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX >>>> [Cyclone] (rev 30) >>>> >>>> but from ifconfig I only have eth0. Can anyone tell me how to >>>> investigate this? >>>> >>> >>> Is that ifconfig, or ifcongif -a ? >>> >>> Or in a less pedantic answer, have you started eth1? >>> >> >> I didn't think that through, sorry. I think this is what I should have >> posted: >> >> # /etc/init.d/net.eth1 start >> * Starting eth1 >> * Bringing up eth1 >> * 192.168.1.1 >> * network interface eth1 does not exist >> * Please verify hardware or kernel module (driver) [ !! ] >> >> - Grant >> >> > > forgive my basic English. > > Look in: > > /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules > > and see if another card is not marked as eth1 in the rules, if this is so, > it removes the rule and restarts. This happens when you switch card, check > to see if the macaddress are well allocated.
I switched some stuff around in that file, rebooted, and it's fixed. Thank you very much. - Grant

