On Sun, 2002-12-08 at 21:15, greg wrote: > When installing Mandrake, I have selected (when setting up net/internet) > the ethernet option, and selected bootp/dhcp instead of entering any > details. This is how Red Hat is configured (ethernet connection/dhcp) > and works no probs. After this, booting into MK9, internet does not > work. When it is booting, the detection of eth0 fails. Running > ifconfig in MK9, shows up only the "lo" details, and eth0 is not > running. As a result, obviously no connection. Does not matter how > many different ways I configure the connection through the wizard, it > still does not work, even when I select ADSL, and choose DHCP..... > If I run ifup eth0, it fails. When I run 'ifconfig eth0 -pointopoint > 10.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0', it brings eth0 up, but still does no good, > and when I run the internet wizard, if knocks eth0 out, and puts it down > again. Just one more note, this last time of installing mandrake, I > installed only the minimum (980mb something isntall, for a basic > internet system, with gnome and kde) just incase something else being > installed was interferring with the device. > If eth0 doesn't show up, no matter what you do, you're not going to get on the internet (or any net for that matter). What about disabling PNP/OS in your BIOS and see if that works?
Once you can LEGITIMATELY get your ethernet card working, then the rest is going to be easy as pie. Per chance, do you have another ethernet card you can throw in there for giggles and grins? (Something that's definitely in the compatible listing? > -- > Sun Dec 8 21:45:00 EST 2002 > 9:45pm up 1:30, 4 users, load average: 0.01, 0.27, 0.56 > > .o0 linux user:267497 0o. > -------------------------------- > | __ __ | k�hn media australia > | / \ /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com > | .\__/ || | | | > | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen k�hn > | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | |/ ._/ |"""""""""| | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | |'. `\ | | | icq: 5483808 > | ;"""/ / | | | > | smk ) /_/| |.-------.| | mobile: 0410-728-389 > | ' `-`' " " | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU > -------------------------------- > Coralament*Best Gr�tens*Liebe Gr��e*Best Regards*Elkorajn Salutojn > > A closed mouth gathers no foot.
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