On Saturday 02 February 2002 18:47, you wrote: > I've installed 8.1 and network was working fine out of the box. > After doing MandrakeUpdate(all packages updated except the 3 > kernel related) > > I lost the network (the 3com ISA 3c509b NIC) > > I can ping 127.0.0.1 but not eth0 set IP192.168.42.1 > [root@myduckbox net]# ping 192.168.42.1 > connect: Network is unreachable > > eth0 doesn't list with ifconfig output but the Network > Configurator GUI / tool displays all correct values? > > I get the following error output after running modprobe: > > [root@myduckbox net]# modprobe 3c509 > /lib/modules/2.4.8-26mdk/kernel/drivers/net/3c509.o.gz: invalid > parameter parm_io > /lib/modules/2.4.8-26mdk/kernel/drivers/net/3c509.o.gz: insmod > /lib/modules/2.4.8-26mdk/kernel/drivers/net/3c509.o.gz failed > /lib/modules/2.4.8-26mdk/kernel/drivers/net/3c509.o.gz: insmod > 3c509 > failed > > What's the next thing to check?
You might try just doing and "ifup eth0" and see if the network comes back up. I've seen this before and am trying to remember the fix. Let you know if I come up with a better solution. HTH -- Dennis M. registered linux user # 180842
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