Not if he is using it successfully with a static IP on another LAN. Are you using the ethernet cable that came with the cable modem? if not, try it. It should be the correct type for a PC to cable modem connection.
> > Starting to sound like a deaf NIC. Did you try to swap it out yet? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Plumley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 2:23 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Ethernet & DHCP Fails on Cable Modem to Internet > > > Jason, > > When I set eth0 to activate automatically then restart > the network it fails with the following message: > > Deternining IP information for eth0... failed: no link > present. Check cable? > > I tried two different cables, both cables are known to > be good since I can use them to reach the internet on > another machine. > > Ken > > > --- Jason Staudenmayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Instead of just restarting eth0, set eth0 to auto > > start and restart the > > whole network "/etc/rc.d/initd/network restart" see > > if that helps. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ken Plumley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 12:11 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Ethernet & DHCP Fails on Cable Modem to > > Internet > > > > > > Steve, > > > > Yes, I tried unpluging and reseting the cable modem > > too. It still dosen't work. > > > > Ken > > > > > > > > --- "Rigler, Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Ken, > > > > > > Maybe you've already tried this, but my cable > > modem > > > has a "feature" > > > which requires it to be reset every time a new > > > device is plugged > > > into it. > > > > > > -Steve > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Ken Plumley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 10:47 AM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: RE: Ethernet & DHCP Fails on Cable > > Modem > > > to Internet > > > > > > > > > > > > Jason, > > > > > > > > The nic is an SMC EZ 10/100 the driver loaded > > for > > > it > > > > is the RealTek RTL-8139. > > > > > > > > I tested the nic with a fixed IP and was able to > > > > access other machines on the LAN. > > > > > > > > Ken > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > unsubscribe > > > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site > > design software > > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
