Re: eth0 does not remain
--- disciple <disciple@exis.net> wrote:
> When I do lsmod, the nic driver shows up (3c59x). eth0 section missing
> when I do ifconfig.
> When I do .... # ifconfig eth0 up 192.168.0.4 netmask 255.255.255.0 ...
>
> the NIC works and eth0 section also shows when I do .... # ifconfig.
> When I reboot, the settings for eth0 disappear. How do I make the
> settings permanent?
To make the module load on successive inits, do:
echo 3c59x >> /etc/modules
to make your ifconfig settings permenant, edit /etc/network/interfaces --
and read "man 5 interfaces". The rest is self-explanatory....
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