internet conection in linux

first i did system-config-network
2.then i selected new from menu
3.i selected ethernet connection
In that way i configured
after that when i am trying to activate the ethernet card it is displaying the error as Sorry eth0 does not seem to be present ....delay in initialization
and onemore thing
dhclient is running but when i gave ifconfig it is not able to determine eth0



CAN ANYONE PLEASE TELL ME THE SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM

It sounds like Linux isn't seeing the NIC. To check, run dmesg | more
See if it's listed or if it has another name.
Then run dhclient eth0 or whatever it is.
ifconfig -u should show the connection.

The commands I gave maybe different depending on the distribution.

it may be easier to see the nic if you do lspci | Eth
(notice the capital E in eth. you should capitalize this when you run the command)
what distro are you using?

presently i am using redhat linux 5.0

You might as well get a newer version. It would make things a lot easier.

do you mean redhat enterprise linux? or just plain redhat linux? (there is a difference >.<)
i would assume RHEL..?

yes it is RHEL 5.0
So what do i do for the internet connection in linux

First off, make sure your card is detected. As root:


If your card isn't detected here, you're not going to be able to configure it. If it's not detected, your card is either bad or the driver for it isn't installed (the latter of which would be unlikely).

If your card is detected, open /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 in your favorite text editor and make it look something like this:

Of course, use values appropriate to your network. To get the NICs MAC address (HWADDR in the file), you can do:

and look for a line something like:

Be sure to include the last line in the file, otherwise NetworkManager could make a mess of things for you.

Once you've done this, issue:

If your NIC doesn't come up, post whatever errors you're getting.

when i did lspci | grep -i eth
It is displaying that ethernet controller :unknown device

and when i did dmesg | grep -i eth
it is displaying nothing

Hi,

try with this command [b]neat-tui[/b]


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When I was having trouble with an adapter in FreeBSD, I went to radio shack and I bought a Trendnet TU2-ET100 USB to Ethernet adapter for under $30 and that was the end of the problem.

Once again, Unix and Linux fall short on 'user friendly' configuration of hardware and software. After so many years of being in existence, there is no reason for it.

Your card not being detected (or being detected as an unknown device) means that your card is either bad or the driver isn't installed for it. I'd like to see Windblows bring up a NIC with no driver.

If the card is good, it means you're using something that isn't remotely normal to begin with. If this is a wireless card (which would be odd running under RHEL), see here: http://fedoramobile.org/wireless/

If you're using a wireless card, it probably means that you're not running a server, which then means that you have no need for RHEL on this machine and you would be better served by a desktop-centric distribution, like Fedora.

If your card is bad, you can get a new Gigabit speed card from newegg for around $20 (shipping included) or a 10/100 card for around $10.

Of course, the other option is that you are indeed running Redhat Linux 5, in which case you need a newer distribution.

exactly.. i'd also like to see winblows have as much default driver support as linux.
i was so confused the first time i installed linux and i didn't have to install mobo drivers, ethernet drivers, usb drivers, sound card drivers.... lol

I have said it before and I will say it again; *nix is just not for everyone I guess.

Some people have a hard time reading the hardware compatibility lists, others with simple instructions on how to enable drivers.

For those people, they make Windows. Bingo, everyone's happy because there are choices.

You're right and you're wrong. You right that Unix and Linux aren't for everyone but you're wrong about them being 'simple instructions'. The cups driver is just one example.

Then I hear Linux users talking about how Linux is going to be #1 and surpass MS. That's not going to happen.