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From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.0.1) Gecko/20021003 Description of problem: eth0 not being automatically activated on bootup. neat shows eth0 device status:inactive. When eth0 is manually activated, web browsing works fine. Neat shows "RealTek RTL-8139, SMC EZ card" as network card. Checking /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0:1 shows onboot=yes. checking /etc/sysconfig/network shows networking=yes eth0 is set to activate when computer starts & allow all users to enable device. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): netconfig-0.8.12-3 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Reboot 2. 3. Actual Results: Network not active. Launch network configuration, select eth0, click activate. Network now works properly. Expected Results: Network activated on bootup Additional info: Soyo P4X400 Dragon Lite MB w/ Onboard NIC.
Disabled onboard ethernet, added D-link DFE-530TX PCI NIC. Interface now starts up automatically on startup. Possible hardware incompatability. Will notify MB manufacturer.
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Red Hat Linux is no longer supported by Red Hat, Inc. If you are still running Red Hat Linux, you are strongly advised to upgrade to a current Fedora Core release or Red Hat Enterprise Linux or comparable. Some information on which option may be right for you is available at http://www.redhat.com/rhel/migrate/redhatlinux/. Closing as CANTFIX.