problem detecting ethernet card

[augie]

On Sunday 09 October 2005 11:20, plug-discuss-request at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us 
wrote:
> From: Siri Amrit Kaur <tigerflag at tigerflag.com>
> Subject: Re: problem detecting ethernet card
> To: Main PLUG discussion list <plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> Message-ID: <200510092234.05650.tigerflag at tigerflag.com>
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>
> > I've been working to get my new DSL connection working and am
> > having trouble getting my ethernet card autodetected. It's a plain
> > vanilla Intel chipset using the eepro100 driver. My system has the
> > driver, but it doesn't load the module automatically. Alan figured
> > out that if we do "modprobe eepro100" then "ifup eth0" I'll get a
> > connection. But if we reboot, that detection/configuration is lost
> > and has to be done all over again.
> >
> > In Vector, based on Slackware, I was able to put "modprobe
> > eepro100" into /etc/rc.d/rc.modules and the settings held after a
> > reboot. What would be an equivalent file or command to use in
> > Debian?
> >
> > > > # echo "eepro100" >> /etc/modules
> >
> > The '#' in that was supposed to represent the prompt.  Type the
> > following echo eepro100 >> /etc/modules
> > at a command prompt.  At least I'm pretty sure that's what the
> > poster meant. Never used Debian myself.
>
> I did it and it seemed to work, then it did it again- lost the module
> after a reboot and I had to do:
> modprobe eepro100
> ifup eth0
>
> Checked the /etc/modules file and the line for eepro100 was gone.
> Anybody know why it decided to disappear after I had put it in there?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Siri Amrit
Siri,
I was having the same problem with my pc after I added a router and had to re 
enter my dhcp addy after every reboot until I went into my  
-->#  /etc/network/interfaces
and added the following line up near the top 'auto eth0' near the line for 
'auto lo' . This now makes sure that my ethernet card has an ip addy whenever 
I reboot. 
I'm running Mepis and the file I modified is further identified as 
'configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)' since you're running slack...YMMV
HTH
-- 
	augie
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