the alias line is already in modules.conf  but what do u do with  insmod 8139too.o
like i said i am new to linux.
 
-------Original Message-------
 
Date: Thursday, 07 November 2002 03:00:52 PM
Subject: Re: can't activte eth0 in red hat 8
 
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
>
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