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Quote:> i have a huge problem which needs to be solved.
> I just installed Red Hat Linux 6.2 on a new hard drive.
> I also have Mediaone internet.  Now, Ive previous versions of Linux
(6.0
> and 6.1)
> and  i never upgraded...when ever i got a new version, i always did a
clean
> install...and it ALWAYS worked right out of the box....i NEVER had to
> configure my ethernet card. It always pulled an IP from the cable
modem on
> boot up...i never had to do anything. Then I stopped using it for a
while.
> Now, today, i installed 6.2 on a new hard drive, I did everything the
same
> when i installed it, but now on boot up.. it says it cant determain an
IP
> address on eth0  (my ethernet card..theres only 1 in my computer)
What the
> hell do i do?!
> Ive read some other posts,  and some have suggested that its the fault
of
> the  PUMP package...but its not so in my case, cause its always worked
> before (in 6.1)
> What the hell DO I DO!?
> i need to use linux....I HATE THIS WINDOWS CRAP!!!!
> I dont think i need a login script for Mediaone NE..... ive never
needed one
> before..
> Some one please help me.... im desperate!!!

make sure your card is configured,
make sure its initialized at bootup,
and i *think* youd have to set it to dhcp.
one would expect it to broadcast a request and get a reply from mediaone
side.

you might have to telephone their hotline,
maybe they'd be willing to have a look at some logs,
see if your nics request ever got there, and if it was handled.

might try tcpdump, also, see if you get any traffic (requests and
reply).

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