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Configuring Linux AMD PC NET network card in VMware GSX Server

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ElTech

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Apr 16, 2003
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<title>I just wanted to post this here as an FYI since it took me several hours
to find out how to do it:</title>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>I just
wanted to post this here as an FYI since it took me several hours to find out
how to do it:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Configuring
Linux AMD PC NET network card in <span class=SpellE>VMware</span> GSX Server<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>After
installing Red Hat, the network card may not be detected by <span class=SpellE><span
class=GramE>linux</span></span><span class=GramE>,</span> here is how to
install the <span class=SpellE>nic</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Stop the
network by issuing <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>/etc/<span
class=SpellE>rc.d/init.d/network</span> stop</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>-Manually
load the module by issuing <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>/<span
class=SpellE>sbin/insmod</span> <span class=GramE>pcnet32<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><span style='font-weight:normal'>This</span></span></b>
module must be present in the /lib/modules/&lt;your build number&gt;/net
directory for <span class=SpellE>lsmod</span> to find it. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>-Verify
it loaded successfully by issuing <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>/<span
class=SpellE>sbin/lsmod</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>-Edit the
<b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>/etc/<span class=SpellE>sysctl.conf</span>
</b>to <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>alias eth0 pcnet32</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>-Activate
the eth0 device by issuing <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>/etc/<span
class=SpellE>rc.d/init.d/network</span> start</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>-Configure
your network settings<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>With help
from (and more info at)

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