[SOLVED] eth0 not showing

[zang8027]

I am new at linux. I am an intern and having an issue I cant seem to solve. Here is what I am running:

• ESX virtual machine running Redhat 9 (shrike)
• e1000 NIC*

*private network so its not bounded to a physical NIC

Here is what I need:
I am testing a webserver. I need to assign a static IP to the redhat machine. This is a private network in a .5.X subnet. This is all running on a VM and the 5.X subnet is NOT bounded to a physical NIC.

When i run "setup" and assign a static, it doesn't seem to take. Upon Ifconfig, I get:

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
...
(theres more but not relevant)

If I run ifconfig eth0;

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0c:29:B8:34:85
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU: 1500 Metric:1
....
(rest is about RX and TX packets)

If I run /etc/init.d/network restart

Shutting down loopback interface: [ OK ]
setting network parameters: [ OK ]
Bringing up loopback interface: ip_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Netfilter core team
[ OK ]
bringing up interface eth0: ip_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Netfilter core team
Determining IP information for eth0...PING [MY IP SHOWS HERE]

-- statistics --
3 packets transmitted, 0 recieved, +3 errors, 100% packet loss, time 2018ms, pipe 3
failed.
[ FAILED]

Even though its not bounded to a NIC, it should still give me my static IP correct? I can run whatever else you guys need. I am lost as to why it wont set.

[zang8027]

solved switching to flexiable adapter instead of e1000