Hi again... I got to one labtob & one desktop @ my home....and i wanna create small home networking with those PC.my labtob Os are Mandrake 9.0 & win 2k (partition) & the desktop OS is winXP. Well, i can succesfully shared my folder used Komba from my labtob (linux) to my desktop (XP) before i format to 9.0 from mandrake 8.2 But now...i couldnt be able to share my file because eth0 interface failed. It says like this:/etc/rc.d/init.d/network start Setting network parameters: [ OK ] Bringing up loopback interface: [ OK ] Bringing up interface eth0: Determining IP information for eth0... failed. FYI, when i first install mandrake 8.2 i configure manually and not "used automatically boot/dhcp" but when i install 9.0 i used da automatically one (coz i wanna try what the difference between auto and manual). Unlucky me...each time i start my linux...the eth0 interface [Failed]. So i run linuxconf (on X windows) and i did configure it manually. Local ip 192.168.1.1 s mask 255.255.255.0 and gateway 192.168.0.1. And the eth0 still failed. Actually, my what my purpose here is...i wanna make my PC connect to internet using one internet connection (i used dial-up) as linux is da one who connect directly to intenet and Xp connect via ethernet cross cable. So, my question ... what else should i configure on linuxconf ?? Then..should i click "do it" or "do nothing" after i close da linuxconf ?? or could anyone gimme some tips to make my ethernet interface become [OK] ?? Finally, appologize me if there's wrog spelling on my english. Thanks Ps: I able to share my internet connection from my labtob using win2k to my desktop (XP one) as click on network setup wizard-->default gateway on my Xp. So thats mean the problem is on linuxconf.

I'm also getting the eth0 failed message when trying to boot to Mandrake 8.2. I just put it on an older computer with Windows 98. It was working for a few days, now I get the eth0 failed message. I hadn't made a boot disk yet, so I don't know how to begin correcting this problem. I can boot to Windows wihtout a problem, but I can't get Linux. I eventually get to a request for my login (which I don't have), and then I'm stuck and have to restart. I'm new to Linux, so I'm not sure what to do. Any help would really be appreciated.

Well..i'm new to linux either... while i'm waiting for sumone give sum advise for my problem...i was trying to solve 'eth0 failed' probs...and now when my linux trying to boot...eht0 [OK] already. This might help u matt...because what i say below is my way....x)) go to console & type 'linuxconf' Then.. choose on networking section. Next choose Hostname & IP net add. On 'adaptor' tab choose Enabled and choose Manual on config mode. Plus...i set the IP address, subnet mask. I also set gateways on routing & gateways section. Finally..Close all and do nothing. It should back to console....and login as su and type /etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart. Done...Bringing up interface eth0: [ OK ] However...even my eth0 already ok...still i can't share my internet connection :( which is linux is da one connect direct to my ISP and other pc is winxp using cross cable ethernet. Please help meee...hiekz..hiekz...

1. what NIC are you using? 2. what does dmesg|grep eth show?

Dlonra... 1.My NIC, I used SiS 900 PCI Ethernet on my notebook and Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet on desktop. 2. it says: [onie@onie onie]$ dmesg|grep eth eth0: Realtek RTL8201 PHY transceiver found at address 1. eth0: Using transceiver found at address 1 as default eth0: SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet at 0xd000, IRQ 10, 00:a0:cc:c2:76:21. eth0: Media Link Off

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