Very strange, since dmesg should show the card even if it doesn't have the correct driver. Is this happening one a single 
machine, or multiple machines? That may give you a better idea of where to start, and how to narrow things down.


- Don

----- Original Message -----
From: Francois Colonna <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, October 5, 2006 9:32 pm
Subject: no network with kernel 42.0.2. please  answer
To: [log in to unmask]

> Hello
> 
> 
> with  kernel  42.0.2.ELsmp
> it is impossible for me to make the network card (Realtek) be 
> recognized
> dmesg | grep eth0
> 
> gives an empty answer
> 
> while with the 2.6.9-34.0.2.ELsmp kernel it gave :
> 
> eth0: Identified chip type is 'RTL8168B/8111B'.
> eth0: r10001.0, the Linux device driver for Realtek Ethernet 
> Controllers at 
> 0xc800, 00:17:31:25:6b:37, IRQ 169
> eth0: Auto-negotiation Enabled.
> eth0: 100Mbps Full-duplex operation.
> eth0: no IPv6 routers present
> 
> How to make things work ?
> 
> 
> Thanks
> François Colonna
>