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Posted: Mar. 25 2006,17:10 QUOTE

modprobe 3c59x
ipconfig
bash: ipconfig: command not found

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Posted: Mar. 25 2006,17:13 QUOTE

Opps, I can't belive I type ipconfig.
I meant ifconfig
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Posted: Mar. 25 2006,17:33 QUOTE

modprobe 3c59x
ifconfig
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelan:0
RX bytes:100 (100.0 B) TX bytes:100 (100.0 B)
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Posted: Mar. 25 2006,18:16 QUOTE

hmmm...
OK, I tried adding
alias eth0 3c59x to modules.conf
after following your instructions to make the file writeable/backupable
wasn't sure where to put the line so I put it at the end.
No luck with firefox, so I rebooted, thinking maybe it had to take effect on startup.
Came back fine- line still in the file.
But, still not connecting.
when I modprobe 3c59x now I also get the message:
Note: /etc/modules.conf is more recent than /lib/modules/2.4.26/modules.dep

So maybe I need to do something with that file?
or maybe I need to move my alias eth0 3c59x to another place in my modules.conf file?
or maybe there is a better way to make the necessary changes?

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Posted: Mar. 25 2006,19:42 QUOTE

A few more things to try..

1. Make sure that plug-n-play setting in BIOS is turned off.
Many times this causes irq conflicts.

After doing that, try the modprobe and then the ifconfig to see if a device is there or netcardconfig.

If still no go, then, maybe you will need to specify the address and irq for this device.

For example:
modprobe 3c59x io=0x300 irq=8
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