One of the easiest ways to configure the network is to use the install program on the Rescue Disk / CDRom.
You can mount an already initialised swap and linux partition and then move on to configure the network. This will create all the right files for you (/etc/networks /etc/resolv.conf). If you still have problems it may be due to the drivers, either compiled into the kernel or a module, be careful not to have the 3com driver compiled into the kernel and as a module, I did that once and had the problem as you describe. > Rino Mardo wrote: > > 486/66 with 8 MB RAM, 630 MB hard disk, 3C509B-combo NIC > > My problem is during initial installation I wasn't able to > setup the NIC so now here I am in the # prompt not knowing how > to add/configure it. I read thru all the HOWTOs and > mini-HOWTOs (relevant ones of course), recompiled the kernel > with 3C509 support but still it would give me: > > eth0: unknown interface > > as the error message. In SCO UNIX there's this netconfig > command to add a NIC and assign protocols and ip address > before recompiling the kernel. What's the equivalent > command/steps in Linux? > > TIA.
