Re: eth0: unknown interface
One of the easiest ways to configure the network is to use the
install program on the Rescue Disk / CDRom.
You can mount an already initialised swap and linux partition
and then move on to configure the network. This will create all
the right files for you (/etc/networks /etc/resolv.conf).
If you still have problems it may be due to the drivers, either
compiled into the kernel or a module, be careful not to have the
3com driver compiled into the kernel and as a module, I did that
once and had the problem as you describe.
> Rino Mardo wrote:
>
> 486/66 with 8 MB RAM, 630 MB hard disk, 3C509B-combo NIC
>
> My problem is during initial installation I wasn't able to
> setup the NIC so now here I am in the # prompt not knowing how
> to add/configure it. I read thru all the HOWTOs and
> mini-HOWTOs (relevant ones of course), recompiled the kernel
> with 3C509 support but still it would give me:
>
> eth0: unknown interface
>
> as the error message. In SCO UNIX there's this netconfig
> command to add a NIC and assign protocols and ip address
> before recompiling the kernel. What's the equivalent
> command/steps in Linux?
>
> TIA.
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