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Configuring a NIC



I?m trying to configure a a machine and a small network.  I have no eth0 recognized.  An [ifconfig -a] command returns a message:
lo              Link encap:Local Loopback
                inet addr:127.0.0.1Mask:255.0.0.0
                RX packets:50 . . .
                TX packets:50    . . .
An [ifconfig eth0] command returns an ?error fetching interface information? message.  My ethernet card sits on the motherboard and it?s information retrieved with a [lspci] command returns:
00:0b.0   Ethernet controller: Advanced Micro Devices[AMD} 79c970 [PCnet LANCE] (rev 02)
        Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 7
        I/O ports at 7000
What?s the best way to get this thing recognized at boot time.  How do I know which com port it?s configured for and/or I should put it on. 

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