I'm installing linux on a pc over a lan for test purpose but, even if is set "Activate device when computer starts" in System settings > network > "device", at startup I have to manually activate the ethernet card - then it's working properly!

WHY? What can I do?

Thank you for your help.

Andrea

that is how i solved that problem:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=130206

greez one.eleven

Welcome to LQ. I fixed this problem by manually editing the network script.

Run slocate to find the network scripts
Probably it is at file:/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/

Open the corresponding script (ifcfg-eth0, for example)

The script contain the following lines:

DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
ONBOOT=no
MII_NOT_SUPPORTED=yes
NEEDHOSTNAME=yes

Change ONBOOT=yes

The next time you boot you should be connected automatically.
I tried to change this via GUI, but for some reason the no did not change to yes.
Hope this helps.

It's already set to "yes" but doesn't work...

here's what i found in file:

# 3Com Corporation|3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone]
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=none
BROADCAST=192.168.0.255
HWADDR=00:04:76:a3:59:df
IPADDR=192.168.0.41
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
NETWORK=192.168.0.0
ONBOOT=yes
TYPE=Ethernet
USERCTL=yes
PEERDNS=yes
GATEWAY=192.168.0.100

this seem to be a bug on FEDORA

I've found the answer at

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=131741

I just added:
ifup eth0

to:
etc/rc.local file.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!