Dear slugs
When I installed my linux Redhat 8.0 distribution I included one network card - A realtek 8139. I used
this to connect to my cable modem and the net.
I then tried to add another identical network card so I can connect it to my LAN. Unforunately the addition of
this card into the system is seemingly not permissable. If I ever try to activate the new card I lose my internet
connection.
I have tried removing both network cards and letting kudzu redetect them. I then reset all the parameters.
The system does not allow me to have any network cards active for my internet to work
I have
eth0 inactive eth1 inactive ppp0 active (connecting through eth0)
When I activate eth1 to connect to my LAN - my ppp connection breaks. It says it is fine in the network
configuration - but of course it isn't.
On an identical machine I have installed Redhat 8.0 with another two Realteks at installation time. I don't
have any of these problems. Is it not yet possible to add another network card to linux after the system has
been installed? Or does linux have trouble with two network cards of the same time?
Paul Davies
Setup the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ethx files manually. I had something similar once with a RH7.2 system which I fixed by installing first with kudzu (to pick the right kernel module, etc) and then setup the ifcfg-ethx files myself and started them one at a time. Can't remember exactly what was wrong but I do remember doing the manual editing of the cfg files, which fixed it.....
Fil
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