Re: [newbie] eth0 at boot up

[Bill Barto]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> i cannot get Linux to boot up with eth0 ( ethernet card) up and running. I am
> obliged to go to 'netcfg' and 'interfaces' and activate it manually. It says
> 'eth0 failed' at one of the bootup script commands. I do save 'save
> configuration' to no avail. I have Mandrake v7.0. How can i do it
> automatically at startup?

I have 7.2 and had to disable PnP in my BIOS to get it to activate. Had
all my
settings correct otherwise and rebooted, clicked on Netscape and there
it was.
I'm using a Realtek NIC.