You might get better help at a forum that discusses RedHat networking. Your problem is not related to XFree86.
On Wed, 27 Feb 2002 16:09:16 -0800 Dave Tibbals <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > With that error it would appear that the module for your particular > network card is not loaded. From a terminal session type 'dmesg | grep > eth'. The output will show if the ethernet card was found and > installed properly. For example on my linux box (RH 7.2) this command > shows the following: > > "eth0: ADMtek Comet rev 17 at 0xd082d000, 00:03:6D:1D;08:E8, IRQ 10" > > Saying an ethernet card was found at port address 0xd082d00, MAC > address of the card was 00:03:6D:1D:08:E8 and IRQ 10. > > If you get no output then you may want to enter "Interactive Startup" > mode. This is done at boot time when the message appears to "Press I > to enter interactive startup". This will put you into kudzu, Red Hat's > hardware configuration tool. It will scan for new hardware and install > the correct modules for that hardware. > Failing that you may wish to check that the NIC (network interface > card) you are using is compatible with linux. Most of the following > chipsets used on NIC's are linux compatible: > > 3Com 3c59x and 3c905b series > DEC Tulip 21x4x series > Intel i82557/i82558 series > NE2000 clones > RTL > Tulip Clones > VIA Rhine > > Hope this helps some.... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Sickles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 5:07 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Newbie]ifconfig: error while trying to start device in > RedHat 7.2 > > > I am having trouble with my RedHat 7.2 getting the network > functioning. I seem to be overlooking something very simple and > hopefully someone else had done the same stupid thing I am doing > before. > > I have an entry in my /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts directory with > ifcfg-eth0 > > When I try to start with ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.150 up, I get the > error: > > Eth0: error fetching interface information: Device not found > > Is this something very small I am overlooking in a file or does this > point to a larger problem. > > Any experience with this error or maybe a short primer on ifconfig--on > a site somewhere--that I can follow to make sure I am getting all of > the information entered correctly. > > Matt > > _____ > > Matt Sickles > Matt (at) sickles.info > > _______________________________________________ > Newbie mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > -- Remember, more computing power was thrown away last week than existed in the world in 1982. -- http://www.tom.womack.net/computing/prices.html _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
