"FAILED" to "bring up" eth0

[Phil Thomson]

> On Tue, 24 Aug 2004, Phil Thomson wrote:
>
>>> 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?
>
> This may be a silly question, but aside from asking if there's a cable
> from the Fedora system to your hub, is there any cabling between the hub
> in your room and the router upstairs?  If not, you'll never get a DHCP
> address...there needs to be communication.
>
> If there is a cable between your hub and the router, and there's a cable
> between your computer and the hub, my next question is going to be whether
> or not your're plugged into a port, on your hub, that might be set up as
> an uplink port (ie, crossover enabled).

This is a very sensible question actually, and something I should have 
checked sooner. I have 3 computers (including this one) hooked up to the 
hub. My Mac OS X iBook (on which I am writing this very email) and my 
other PC are both able to talk to the router.

I did just now try different cables (in case there was a bad cable) and 
different ports on the hub, but nothing changed. My Fedora box still can't 
reach the router.

P



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