Check and see if your NIC is in /etc/modules.conf, if it is, then not sure
of the problem. If not add it like, "alias eth0 8139too" (no quotes) then
run depmod -a.
Then reboot, see if that works.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Gervais" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "redhat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 5:08 PM
Subject: ethernet ports
>
> I installed RedHat7.1 and it went well. However, it never asked me for my
> networking particulars so my ethernet link was not set up. That is ok. I
> understand.
>
> Now - I just set it up manually using the 'netconfig' program and all that
> installed ok but still no eth0 port. I checked lsmod and saw no ethernet
> driver. So I ran 'insmod 8139too' and up it came. I now had my ethernet
> interface installed and everythign working.
>
> To test things I rebooted , and no sir - that ethernet interface was not
> found. Again I had to run insmod 8139too to bring it up but what am I
doing
> wrong that I have to do this everytime.
>
> I even ran depmod -a to see if that would help. No luck.
>
> So - would someone tell me why the modules are not finding my ethernet
port
> automatically? I sure don't want to run 'insmod' everytime I reboot my
> computer..
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