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.
Potato, Woody, or Sid?
2.2.x or 2.4.x ?
Does the nic show up in dmesg | less ?
I don't see a reference to the card in the dmesg info
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