> You can add 'pegasus' to the file /etc/modules so it will load > automatically on load up. I suggest you do that because the networking > scripts in /etc/init.d/ expect the ethernet device to be up when they > run. I am assuming that pegasus driver is for a USB based ethernet > device? That brings up another set of issues (regarding hotplug, but > lets get your network up first). done. > In Debian you typically configure the network in the file > /etc/network/interfaces instead of manually invoking dhclient. I > suggest you read 'man interfaces' for details, but basically you need > add these two lines (assuming eth0 is your device, and you have the module > loaded on boot as described above). > > auto eth0 > iface eth0 inet dhcp done > The first line tells the boot scripts (well, actually the ifup > command) to bring eth0 up on bootup, the second says to use dhcp. You > can use the commands 'ifup eth0' and 'ifdown eth0' to bring the > interface up/down after you add these lines to the file. If that works > just reboot and it should come up. > > If all this fails, just kill any running dhclient process (after doing > an ifdown eth0) and try running 'dhclient eth0' and see what it says. > Something about a device not found > Try the suggestions above and let us know where you are. A part of > your problem is that dhclient has a different version for 2.2.x and > 2.0.x kernels (look in /usr/share/doc/dhclient for details). But what > I describe above *should* work, and if it does not your problem might > be somewhere else. Now since you are using a USB ethernet device (wow, > I did not even know they exist) there might be something else getting > in the way. If things still don't work, tell us what happens as > precisely as you can. > things that might be related:(extracted from syslog) Jul 18 22:37:06 debian kernel: VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly Jul 18 22:37:06 debian kernel: kmod: runaway modprobe loop assumed and stopped Jul 18 22:37:06 debian kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs Jul 18 22:37:06 debian kernel: usb.c: registered new driver hub Jul 18 22:37:06 debian kernel: usb-uhci.c: $Revision: 1.237 $ time 11:54:19 Apr 20 2002 Jul 18 22:37:06 debian kernel: usb-uhci.c: High bandwidth mode enabled Jul 18 22:37:06 debian kernel: usb-uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0xc400, IRQ 9 Jul 18 22:37:06 debian kernel: usb-uhci.c: Detected 2 ports Jul 18 22:37:06 debian kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1 Jul 18 22:37:06 debian kernel: usb.c: USB new device connect, assigned device number 1 Jul 18 22:37:06 debian kernel: hub.c: USB hub found Jul 18 22:37:06 debian kernel: hub.c: 2 ports detected Jul 18 22:37:06 debian kernel: usb-uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0xc000, IRQ 9 Jul 18 22:37:06 debian kernel: usb-uhci.c: Detected 2 ports Jul 18 22:37:06 debian kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2 Jul 18 22:37:06 debian kernel: usb.c: USB new device connect, assigned device number 1 Jul 18 22:37:06 debian kernel: hub.c: USB hub found Jul 18 22:37:06 debian kernel: hub.c: 2 ports detected Jul 18 22:37:06 debian kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus2/1, assigned device number 2 Jul 18 22:37:06 debian kernel: usb.c: USB new device connect, assigned device number 2 Jul 18 22:37:06 debian kernel: usb.c: registered new driver keyboard *i dont have a USB keyb* Jul 18 22:37:06 debian kernel: usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 0x707/0x201) is not claimed by any active driver Jul 18 22:49:02 debian kernel: pegasus.c: v0.4.18 2001/03/18 (C) 1999-2000 Petko Manolov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jul 18 22:49:02 debian kernel: pegasus.c: ADMtek AN986 Pegasus USB Ethernet driver Jul 18 22:49:02 debian kernel: usb.c: registered new driver pegasus Jul 19 21:43:14 debian dhclient-2.2.x: /etc/dhclient.conf line 19: semicolon expected. Jul 19 21:43:14 debian dhclient-2.2.x: request Jul 19 21:43:14 debian dhclient-2.2.x: ^ Jul 19 21:43:15 debian dhclient-2.2.x: Bind socket to interface: No such device Jul 19 21:43:15 debian dhclient-2.2.x: exiting. -- ______________________________________________ http://www.linuxmail.org/ Now with e-mail forwarding for only US$5.95/yr
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