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For whatever reason, Debian's install program decided not to configure the ethernet card for me. the way i've been getting online lately is
1. Hit cancel when it asks me to choose a network location at startup.
2. manually "modprobe 3c59x" (the module for my ethernet card)
3. Run "dhclient eth0"
this works, but it's not very elegant. i was wondering if there's a more debian-esque way to deal with the issue. thanks in advance...
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I don't for sure if it works the same way in debian, but in Redhat there are two files you would edit. The first is a modules.conf file that is located in /etc/ and you would put a new entry for your nic like this:
alias eth0 3c59x
Then you will need to edit the file ifcfg-eth0 (for redhat) and make it have the dhcp auto start in it.
oh, one small thing. are there any debian users out there who know if there is some way to make that annoying netenv program NOT run at startup? i just cancel out of it anyway, so i'd just as soon not have to do anything.
Originally posted by dbkluck oh, one small thing. are there any debian users out there who know if there is some way to make that annoying netenv program NOT run at startup? i just cancel out of it anyway, so i'd just as soon not have to do anything.
What netnev program? If it's something you installed, just remove it. The proper way of configuring network devices is via /etc/network/interfaces, man 5 interfaces for more info.
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