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Re: [LI] eth0 initialization delayed



hi,

  Try adding one line in the conf.modules like

alias eht0 ne
options io=0x300 irq=5   # add this line if yours isa card, if it is pci
card try ne2k-pci driver.

All the best
Regards,
M.Thangraj
traj@xxxxxxxx

vsashok wrote:
> 
> During boot up of Linux (RH6.1), I get a message
> 
> activating lo interface  [ok]
> activating eth0 interface [failed]
> 
> (I am quoting both 'coz I think they are connected!)
> Because, I try setting it up using netcfg (from control-panel), and it
> says I can not meddle with loopback interface. Earlier, in ohter m/c, I
> had always put a line
> alias eth0 ne
> in /etc/conf.modules and rebooted the system and it would happily take
> the i/o and irq numbers and settle down. What could be the problem now?
> Also, printtool tells me that no lp ports are detected. (printer works
> in Win). Any idea where to set it up?
> Ashok
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