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Description of problem:
https://listman.redhat.com/pipermail/phoebe-list/2002-December/000041.html
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After a text mode install from ISO's on another partition, I have no network
devices configured.  Within redhat-config-network I added my 8139too ethernet
device.  After I clicked "Activate" then "Yes", redhat-config-network crashes
after the "Network device activating..."

window pops Component: redhat-config-network
Version: 1.1.86
Summary: TB
/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rhpl/executil.py:216:gtkExecWithCaptureStatus: 

TypeError: len() of unsized object

Traceback (most recent call last):
    File
"/usr/sbin/../share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/gui/maindialog.py",
line 734, in on_deviceActivateButton_clicked
      (status, txt) = intf.activate(device)
    File
"/usr/sbin/../share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/Control.py", line
107, in activate
      return gtkExecWithCaptureStatus(command, [command, device])
    File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rhpl/executil.py", line 216,
in gtkExecWithCaptureStatus
      if len(catchfd):
TypeError: len() of unsized object

Local variables in innermost frame:
gtk: <module 'gtk' from
'/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.pyc'>
catchfd: 1
searchPath: 0
read: 13
stdin: 0
argv: ['/sbin/ifup', 'eth0']
write: 14
command: /sbin/ifup
closefd: -1
root: /
childpid: 0
up.  Traceback:

I can also reproduce this every time after removing the device and re-adding.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Phoebe redhat-config-network-1.1.86-1

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start with no devices in redhat-config-network
2. Add 8139too device
3. Click activate