I changed the eth0 dchp line to: iface etho inet static address 192.168.0.129 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.0.2
"ifconfig -a" inet line now has IP,mask and bcast but I am unable to ping out or get pinged. do I have to modify anthing in /etc/dhclient/conf? --- Shaul Karl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, May 06, 2005 at 05:57:39PM -0700, germ germ > wrote: > > I am running 2.2.20 and I have installed the > driver > > for my NIC but am unable to pull an IP. > > > > I configured /etc/network/interfaces as: > > iface eth0 inet dhcp > > iface lo inet loopback > > auto eth0 lo > > > > 'dmsg|grep eth0' shows what NIC and driver are > install > > and it shows the MAC address. > > > > 'ifup -a' returns an error of "SIOCSIFFLAGS: > Device or > > resource busy". > > > > 'ifconfig -a' is lacking an inet line with IP, > mask > > and bcast. > > > > Any tips so I can pull an IP? > > > Perhaps you should configure it manually, as > opposed to using dhcp? __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]