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Re: Quick eth question



Howdy Mike!

Networking doesn't use devices in /dev.

As Root try:
ifconfig

You'll see that the device is there and has the values shown in
/var/log/messages.

If that's the case, then everything should work.  Give it a try and let us
know what you find.

Chuck

> 
> 
> Just a quickie question I can't find anywhere....
> 
> I have an ne2000 card that worked in 1.2.1... And I just moved to 1.3.1.
> 
> in /var/log/messages I see the line: 
> eth0: NE2000 found at 0x300, using IRQ 9 
> 
> but there is no /dev/eth0, and executing the command: MAKEDEV eth0 
> gives me: 
> MAKEDEV: unknown device or group eth0
> 
> Help?
> 

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