Newbie problem - Ethernet card configuration

[Amal Phadke]

On Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 02:47:45PM -0700, Manisha Sathe wrote:
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>    I  am  trying to set up the cable modem. I am on  FC4-GNOME. I hv done
>    exactly as said in the following site
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>    [1]http://www.reallylinux.com/docs/dslandlinux.shtml
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>    I am already getting Ethernet device for eth0.
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>    But  at  the  end when i try to activate the eth0 - it says "Failed" -
>    for "Determining IP address for eth0...".
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>    i  tried  different  ways like choosing different option / clicking on
>    another  tabs  for  each screen such as DNS / Hardware Devices / Hosts
>    etc...but  in  vain.  Pls  guide  me  as  now  i  am  stuck  and  need
>    internet badly on my Linux.
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> 
> 
>    regards
> 
>    Manisha
> 

Does your cable modem get IP address via DHCP? If so, do you have
dhclient daemon running? That may be the problem. 



Amal