Advertisement

02.02.2004 at 10:51AM PST, ID: 20870708
[x]
Attachment Details
[x]
The Solution Rating System

With so many solutions, how can you tell which solutions are most likely to help you and which ones are not? To provide you with a tool to use, we rate our solutions based on various elements that most accurately determine if a solution is a quality solution. To explain what factors affect the solution rating, here are the elements we take into consideration when formulating our solution rating.

  • The Grade of the Solution
  • The Zone Rank of the Expert Providing the Solution
  • The Number of Author and Expert Comments
  • The Number of Experts Contributing
  • The Feedback of the Community

Your Input Matters
Because of the way the system is set up, the most important variable in this equation is you. As a member of Experts Exchange, you are able to cast your vote on the quality of the solutions in regard to how complete, accurate, helpful and easy to understand each solution is. When you provide your feedback, each rating is adjusted accordingly. So, if you see a solution that has a poor rating that you think is a good solution, let us know by rating it. As you do, the rating will be adjusted and will become more accurate for other members of our site.

If you have any suggestions that you would like to make for our rating system, please ask a question in the Suggestions Zone of Community Support.

Thank you!
8.0

RedHat 9 / Fedora / (even Mandrake 9.2) on VMWare trouble configuring NIC

Asked by Paulu in Linux Setup

Tags: , ,

Hi All. - help URGENT!!! :)
I can't get past the following error messgage when I start eth0 for DHCP (I've done it specifying and not listing the DHCP server's IP)
"Determining IP information for eth0... failed"
I get this message if I run ifup eth0 or if I do it via the GUI.

I installed vmware tools (I think successfully) and when I run "vmware-tools &"  a pop box comes up and the listing for hd, floppy, nic, etc. come up with the radio buttons pressed down so I assume the drivers are there.

My initial NIC was the one it found upon installation:
79c970 [PCnet32 LANCE]

I've even tried changing it to:
AMC PCnet32

Still no luck.  I have it bound to the MAC. Also, in VMware settings the NIC is set to bridged. Also, I've tried DHCP and Assigning an IP but neither work. With the latter I get the following error: "Error, some other host already uses address". I tried to check and see if any devices were hidden in device manager in Win2k and even used VMware's article but I don't see any NIC's dimmed out.


Please note:
Before this issue, I was getting the following error but I resolved it (listed here to help other users):

"Determining IP information for eth0... failed; no link present. Check cable?". What is wrong?
Solution: Article: "Getting a DHCP Address in a Red Hat Linux 9.0 Virtual Machine" from VMware

The below did the trick; copied from VMware's site:
This problem has been seen on Mandrake, SuSE, and Red Hat guest operating systems, but is most often seen in Red Hat 9.x installs.

To work around this problem, become root (su -) and use a text editor to edit the following files in the guest operating system:
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth[n]
/etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth[n]

Also, if it exists, edit the file
/etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/ifcfg-eth0

The third file is updated any time you run redhat-config-network and make changes in the Network Configuration panel.

In all cases, [n] is the number of the Ethernet adapter -- for example, eth0.

In each of the files, add the following section:

   check_link_down () {
       return 1;
   }

Then run the command ifup eth[n] (where [n] is the number of the Ethernet adapter) or restart the guest operating system.
Start Free Trial
[+][-]02.02.2004 at 03:29PM PST, ID: 10257019

At Experts Exchange, members can ask their questions to thousands of technology professionals, also known as Experts. Experts compete and collaborate to answer those questions by leaving comments like this one.

Start your 7-day free trial to view this Expert Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]02.03.2004 at 06:11AM PST, ID: 10261085

Often, when Experts are collaborating with members who have asked questions, they will request additional information about the problem. Askers respond with an author comment like this one.

Start your 7-day free trial to view this Author Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]02.03.2004 at 06:06PM PST, ID: 10267388

View this solution now by starting your 7-day free trial. Setting up your free trial is quick, easy, and secure. We will return you to this solution, unlocked, when you're done.

 

About this solution

Zone: Linux Setup
Tags: vmware, redhat, fedora
Sign Up Now!
Solution Provided By: khkremer
Participating Experts: 1
Solution Grade: A
 
 
[+][-]02.03.2004 at 06:24PM PST, ID: 10267506

At Experts Exchange, members can ask their questions to thousands of technology professionals, also known as Experts. Experts compete and collaborate to answer those questions by leaving comments like this one.

Start your 7-day free trial to view this Expert Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]02.07.2004 at 03:37PM PST, ID: 10300879

At Experts Exchange, members can ask their questions to thousands of technology professionals, also known as Experts. Experts compete and collaborate to answer those questions by leaving comments like this one.

Start your 7-day free trial to view this Expert Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]01.04.2006 at 05:18AM PST, ID: 15607311

Experts Exchange has a courteous staff of administrators who help members get the most out of the website by means of administrative comments like this one.

Start your 7-day free trial to view this Administrative Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
[+][-]01.09.2006 at 03:17AM PST, ID: 15647684

Experts Exchange has a courteous staff of administrators who help members get the most out of the website by means of administrative comments like this one.

Start your 7-day free trial to view this Administrative Comment or ask the Experts your question.

 
 
Loading Advertisement...
20080716-EE-VQP-32