Oh. From what you sent this time, it does look like the NIC is being
detected, but RH cannot assign an IP address to the interface. I'm not
entirely sure of this, though, based on the details of what you quote, namely:
>"Checking for New Hardware
> .
> .
> .
>Bringing up interface Eth0:
> Determining IP information for Eth0 . . . failed
>
>[FAILED]"
>
>
>This occurs when the RH 7.3 does the initial boot up.
Several things confuse me here.
First, just a detail -- does it really say "Eth0" eather than "eth0"? If
so, then RH is introducing unnecessary confusion into the process (since
interface names are normally all lower case). If not, then you are not
quoting exactly.
Second, what *immediately* precedes the failure message? Are you *sure* the
system is still in the New Hardware phase?
Third, I had previously thought that this message was coming from a RH
install. Now it sounds like part of the boot/init process of an installed
RH 7.3. Could you clarify?
Fourth, what happens next? If we are talking about an installed RH, does it
complete initialization, then give you the login: prompt (or the X
equivalent, depending on your setup)? If it does, may we see at this point
the output of:
ifconfig -a
netstat -nr
lsmod
lspci
Last, how do you *want* this system to get its IP address?
Do you plan to assign a static address by hand? If so, you
(probably) specify this by editing the file /etc/network/interfaces .
Use a DHCP server? If so, then where on the LAN are you running
one? The Linksys? The XP system? Do you see network traffic (in the form of
appropriate blinking lights on the NIC and the hub) just before you get the
failure message you quote above (if you don't, then the system isn't
managing to connect to the LAN to look for a DHCP server).
Those are the only real alternatives (technically there are some
others, but no one uses them in small home setups).
At 01:08 PM 8/4/02 -0400, Enrique Nieves wrote:
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