Did you try: insmod 8139too.o
and then add: alias eth0 8139too in your /etc/modules.conf? On Thu, 7 Nov 2002, Nifty Fredo wrote: > > Has anyone had a problem with activating eth0 in version 8. I have an Aopen > ethernet card with the Realtek RTL8139 chipset which works ok in 7.3. I am > using a broadband router which assigns ip addresses and this works fine with > 7.3 as i just install the OS and i am on the net. with 8.0 it fails to boot > up as it stalls at the activeate eth0. by bypassing this i can get it to > boot but it won't activate. i thought i would get smart and update 7.3 to 8 > 0 as it was already working but alas it has the same problem. > > The network works fine with windows 98 2k xp but red hat 8 detects the card > exactly the same as 7.3 but it won't work. > > I would appreciate an answer as i am new to Linux. > > > Neville Friedrich > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org:2000 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
