i have just upgraded to redhat linux 8.0 i have a realteck RTL8139 ethernet card in linux 7.0 it worked just fine but in redhat it don't seem to be the case, it shows there is support for it but when i select the nic card it says cannot enable this card so now i am offline, can anyone help i am a total newbie at redhat but i do like the gui it looks like it will be just what i need if i can get it to connect thanks in advance
john

what happens when you modprobe rtl8139

i think thats it

The module name is 8139too - so try typing (as root, at the console):

modprobe 8139too

...see what happens

when i do the modprob i get this message,
/lib/modules/2.4.18.14/kernal/drivers/net/8139too.o: No such device
Hint: ismode errors can be caused by incorrect mudule parrameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters . You may find more information on syslog or the output from dmesg/lib/modules/2.4.18-14/kernel/drivers/net/8139too.o: insmod 8139too failed

any help in this would be appreiciated
John

i'm not a redhat fan either...

too many specific redhat stuff whenever i read installation stuff..

but what do i know

It sounds like you don't have that module on your system already and you need to download it somehow and install it. Additionally, I'm pretty sure that the normal rtl8139 driver will work for your NIC.

modprobe rtl8139

If it doesn't work, you'll have to somehow download the other one. After you've got that installed (do lsmod to make sure), you can run netconfig to set up your network connection. Make sure you've got your ISP's information (primary and secondary DNS IPs, domain name, DHCP server IP if needed, DHCP server name if needed). You should be good to go then.