Unable to activate Ethernet Card

[Kevin J. Cummings]

dcf fcd wrote:
> Hi, 
>     Thanks for all the tips. But there is no change yet.One thing
> though. I tried activating the lan card from the terminal using
> /sbin/ifconfig eth0 up and it worked the first time. I had also

In order for you to be able to ifconfig the connection up, you must have 
the proper ethernet modules loaded, or at least configured in 
/etc/modprobe.conf.  That's good.  That's 50% of the battle.  Now, why 
can't you use system-config-network to configure the (now working) 
ethernet card to active at boot time?  [From the GUI, click the Fedora 
-> System Tools -> Network Device Control   From there, select your 
ethernet device and push the "Configure..." button, (supply your root 
password, if necessary), select your device in the Network Configuration 
window, and push the "Edit" button in the toolbar.  Check the box that 
reads: "Activate device when the computer starts"]

> removed all my firewalls before doing this. The lan card got activated
> and I was able to connect to the net. After that I rebooted and its
> gone again. And none of the methods suggested worked.And all my other
> settings are fine the network scripts file is also ok.
>                        Please suggest a way out. 



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