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raul_nds

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From: Lisbon, Portugal

Registered: 2007-06-28

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HELP! Ethernet card not being recognized even though I used FTP instal

Well, the title sums it up. I checked and the module is being loaded at startup (r8169). I also added alias eth0 r8169 to modprobe.conf, but no luck.

When I type "lsmod", r8169 is loaded, but there is a "0" in front of it, and no names, so I guess it's not being associated?

veek

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Registered: 2006-03-10

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Re: HELP! Ethernet card not being recognized even though I used FTP instal

You shouldn't need to touch modprobe.conf

What's the output of "ifconfig", Do you see eth0 listed?
If it is listed you probably just need to use dhcp to get an IP address.

As a test try as root

ifconfig eth0 up
dhcpcd

Then see if you can get on the net, or just "ping www.google.com" and see if you get a response.

I have a feeling the issue lies in rc.conf.
You might just need to add this line: "eth0=dhcp", and get rid of any other "eth0=" lines in there.
Also check if your routers (gateway) IP address is entered correctly

raul_nds

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From: Lisbon, Portugal

Registered: 2007-06-28

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Re: HELP! Ethernet card not being recognized even though I used FTP instal

Nope. I forgot to add that to my first post. Eth0 doesn't even show in ifconfig, which led me to believe that it is a module problem.

UPDATE: Somehow it's working now thanks for your time . How can I avoid doing "ifconfig eth0 up" everytime i boot?

Last edited by raul_nds (2007-07-28 02:37:29)

veek

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Re: HELP! Ethernet card not being recognized even though I used FTP instal

What happens if you do "ifconfig eth0 up"?

raul_nds

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From: Lisbon, Portugal

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Re: HELP! Ethernet card not being recognized even though I used FTP instal

(copy from previous edit)

Somehow it's working now thanks for your time . How can I avoid doing "ifconfig eth0 up" everytime i boot?

Last edited by raul_nds (2007-07-28 02:38:13)

veek

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Re: HELP! Ethernet card not being recognized even though I used FTP instal

You should have something like this in rc.conf:

eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(lo eth0)

and make sure "network" is in your DAEMONS array

raul_nds

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From: Lisbon, Portugal

Registered: 2007-06-28

Posts: 258

Re: HELP! Ethernet card not being recognized even though I used FTP instal

One more thing, when i ping google, it does resolve the host, ie, the numbers appear, but i'm not getting any information

UPDATE: aha! i should work a little harder before posting. It's working now It's a little slow retrieving packages but at least I got through Synchronizing

Last edited by raul_nds (2007-07-28 02:54:11)

Jack B

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Re: HELP! Ethernet card not being recognized even though I used FTP instal

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