FC-5 post-install networking troubleshooting help

[Roger Grosswiler]

> On Wed, 2006-06-21 at 07:44 -0500, Peter Horst wrote:
>> I'm trying to get a new install of fc-5 onto a (working) DHCP network.
>> During install I checked the appropriate "use dhcp" boxes.  Now when I'm
>> booting I get:
>>
>> Bringing up interface eth0:
>> Determining IP information for eth0... failed.
>>
>> So no network.  Where do I start looking? Thanks for any pointers.
>>
>> BTW, X-windows is not installed.
>
> Check that you have a good link light on the NIC and the switch port.
> Verify that the cable is good.
>
> Describe your setup, what is providing DHCP?  What kind of switches and
> NIC are you using?  Is the switch port set to auto-negotiate or is it
> locked down to full duplex/100Mb or half duplex/10Mb?
>
> Output from the following commands would help:
>
> /sbin/ifconfig -a
>
> cat /etc/resolv.conf
>
> /bin/netstat -rn
>
> cat /etc/hosts
>
> /sbin/ethtool eth0       (note: you will need to be root for this one,
> use the interface for your network connection if it is not eth0)
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...and look for those too:

dmesg | grep eth
more /var/log/messages | grep eth