At 09:46 PM 2/12/2004, Jacob S. wrote:

First, check to make sure you have the kernel module for your NIC installed. "lsmod" will show you all the kernel modules currently loaded.

lockd / sunrpc / nls_cp437 / pcmcia_core / af_packet / unix


You might also check "dmesg" for any output concerning your network card.

dmesg|grep eth gives nothing


If, for some reason, the appropriate kernel module is installed but dmesg doesn't say anything about which device it is, try an "ifconfig -a" to see what network devices your system sees out there.

Just shows localhost at lo


Funny thing, I've installed fbsd and rh9 on two machines on my lan and they both found the nics. I find it ironic because they both older, 3com nics while this box has a relatively newer netgear in it. Anyway, what can I do from here?

Thanks Jacob.

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