Error message:
Bringing up interface eth0
3c501 device eth0 does not seem to be present, delaying initialization
FAILED

From redhat
run lspci -v

I get 00:08.0 Ethernet Controller: Galileo Technology Ltd.: Unknow device 4320 (revf 12)
Subsystem: SMC, Standard Microsystems Corp: unknown device b452

in etc/modules.conf
I see alias eth0 3c501

redhat-config-network
3c501 device eth0 does not seem to be present

kernel is 2.4.20-6

I tried copying the sk98lin24.tar.gz file into the top level of my directory and following the instructions but it still didn't work.

I hate to say it but I am not sure how to reconfigure the kernel and so on.

I'll be reading up my documentation again in the meantime.
Heidi

are you sure that its a 3com card? if lspci is showing a SMC card then its highly unlikely that its a 3com,

what does dmesg show?

I can't find any reference to eth0 besides these two:

NET4: Frame Diverter 0.46

later

NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0

later

NET4: Unix domain sockets 1/0SMP for Linux NET4.0.

later

divert: not allocating divert_blk for non-ethernet device eth0

I tried getting the latest driver but I got a kernel mismatch
insmod smc94x2.0
(that was the driver)
And I got the message that the smc94x2.0 was compiled for kernel version 2.4.2-2 and my kernel is version 2.4.20-6
I have written SMC about their card and their old driver.

The card is SMC9452TX

Seems to be the problem. Thanks for your help.

have u tried going to http://www.opendrivers.com/categoryc...11555/SMC.html
for the driver u need :-)

Hi,
Thanks for helping. It is the same version as I got from SMC. This is what "tech support" at SMC wrote:

For your information, as mentioned in the release notes, this adapter only
support Kernel versino 2.4.2-2.

So, that is my experience with tech support.

I suppose I could buy a new ethernet card or NIC, I just want it to connect.

Well, at least they are not too expensive... u could always try ebay I pick a lot of stuff up there cheaply :-)

Any recommendations of an ethernet card I can use?

I need an ethernet card that will install on Red Hat 9.0, kernel is 2.4.20-6.

3com have the best support with rh 3c595 or 3c900 or 3c905 would prob be good choices. U can always check out hardware compatibility on redhats support pages :-)

Hi,
i am also facing the same problem.how you over come it in your case.
sharing this knowledge is really helpful for me.
because i got structed here.
thanks in advance.