Long story but probably easy fix I'm missing

[josephd79]

Hello All,

Though I consider myself "better than average" when using a Centos/Redhat box, my Slackware 12.1 skills are lackluster. I'm working to correct that with my recent install of Slackware on one of my desktops. Due to some files manipulation needs, I installed Slack on box A, pulled some important files off box B to Box A, then swapped Hard Drives. The Slack boots up and I can log in, but ETH0 doesn't start. I have tried to re-Setup using the install DVD but no luck. I've tried starting it with 'ifconfig eth0 up'.

What are the steps to enable it? Where is the eth0 config files and/or how can I redo the 'autoconfig' for ETH0??

Quick NFO:
Slackware 12.1
ETH0 is part of the MoBo, so it's probably that basic driver (I can't remember, like Broadcom or something)

Thank you ALL!!

[Freston]

Welcome to the forums!

You can configure the network with `netconfig`

But first, what happens if you issue these commands (as root):

ifconfig -a     # Does that show eth0?
/etc/rc.d/rc.inetd restart
/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 restart

Any errors?

[josephd79]

ifconfig -a only shows my loopback device, no ETH#

A restart of either inetds do not show errors, but simply bring up the prompt again. No change or appearance of anything starting (or restarting)

Thank you for any further advice.

[Freston]

ifconfig -a only shows my loopback device, no ETH#

And you did run that as root? Hmmm, then it seems your network cards aren't recognized. Might need a modprobe of some kind.



What's the output of:

dmesg|grep eth[01]

And for good measure:

/sbin/lspci|grep -i ethernet