Re: no eth0?

[Shaul Karl <shaulk@israsrv.net.il>]

> debs,
> 
> eth0 is found at boot:
> 
> # dmesg
> 
> [snip
> 
> 3c59x.c:v0.99H 27May00 Donald Becker
> http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html
> eth0: 3Com 3c905C Tornado at 0x1400,
> 00:01:03:1a:41:3f, IRQ 11   8K byte-wide RAM 5:3 Rx:Tx
> split, autoselect/Autonegotiate interface.   MII
> transceiver found at address 24, status 782d.
> Enabling bus-master transmits and whole-frame receives.
> Sending DHCP and RARP requests ... timed out!
> IP-Config: Reopening network devices... Sending DHCP
> and RARP requests ..<7>eth0: Transmit error, Tx status
> register 82. . timed out! IP-Config: Reopening network
> devices... Sending DHCP and RARP requests ..<7>eth0:
> Transmit error, Tx status register 82. . timed out!
> 
> [snip]
> 
> but eth0 disappears...
> 
> # ifconfig
> 
> /dev/eth0 /dev/eth0: error fetching interface
> information: Device not found
> 
> ...suggestions for a successful ifconfig?
> 


Linux does not have /etc/eth?.
As for a suggestion for network configuration, you might want to look at  
/etc/network/interfaces.


> ia, t.
> 
> bentley taylor.
> 
> //
> 
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