Re: "FAILED" to "bring up" eth0

From: Phil Thomson (philthom_at_freeshell.org)
Date: 08/24/04

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    > On Mon, 2004-08-23 at 15:09, Phil Thomson wrote:
    >> Hi all,
    >>
    >> After no less than three attempts, I finally got Fedora Core 2 installed
    >> and booting on an old 233 with 64 MB of RAM that I found in the garbage
    >> (!). But now, upon boot, Fedora tries to "bring up" eth0 for a long time
    >> before saying it "FAILED". Does this simply mean the ethernet adapter is
    >> broken (given that I found this box in the trash, that may well be, though
    >> it seems perfectly functional in all other ways)? Or is there a .conf file
    >> or something I need to tweak somewhere?
    >
    > Did you configure the ethernet adapter? It may just be trying to get a
    > DHCP address, and cannot find a server. Configure the network card for
    > your network, and then try to activate it. If you don't know how to
    > configure it or activate it, just let us know.
    >
    > Forrest

    During the install, I chose DHCP for my network connection method. I don't
    think I came across any other screens for network or ethernet config. I
    looked around in /etc for something related to network or dhcp, but didn't
    see anyting obvious.

    My network sitch: small home network with 3 computers on a hub (in my
    room) and three other computers in other rooms connected to a 4-port
    router upstairs. The router address is 192.168.0.1. It contains a DHCP
    server for the home network and it's our gateway to the internet. What do
    I need to tell Fedora to do to get on the network?

    P

    "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
    Popular Mechanics, 1949

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