ethernet howto is useless: eth0 is not a recognized interface

[perlnewbie]

i have been trying to install a linksys 10/100 etherfast card on my machine. i just installed redhat 7.0 and have the driver disk for the card. the instructions say to copy the file tulip.o into my /lib/modules/2.2.16-22/net directory and to put a couple lines in my /etc/conf.modules file. (or i have a modules.conf file, is there a difference?) i did all of this and ran the command to update the kernal? but it when i do a netstat -i, all i get is my localhost, and the card is not recognized (eth0) as an interface? have i missed an important step???

thanks much, any help is appreciated...

 

[ifincham]

Hi,

Yes .. you'd need to bring up the interface manually, i.e. '/sbin/ifconfig eth0 up' or more likely configure it such that it is automatically brought up at boot time.

Do '/sbin/netconf' (or /sbinlinuxconf) as root and conmfigure the interface as per these guidelines -->

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.1-Manual/custom-guide/sysconfig-get-connect.html

Regards