Re: [TCLUG:1201] eth0 deactivated

[serge@egel2.med.umn.edu (Serge M. Egelman)]

If you're using redhat, my guess would be to open netcfg and look at your
settings for eth0.  If you need to request a new IP, I think you can
deactivate it from there and reactivate it again.

serge

Tim Wilson wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> The power went down at Sibley last night and today I can't get my eth0
> interface to work. My computer rebooted when the power came back on, but
> the there's no eth0 listed when I type 'ifconfig'
>
> I get my IP address via DHCP. I wasn't sure how to request a new IP
> address on the fly so I had to reboot. Instead of reporting that it had
> configured my eth0 interface, the message 'eth0 initialization delayed'
> appeared when I was booting.
>
> I tried going into the RedHat Control Panel and activating the interface
> from there, but it reported that 'eth0 initialization delayed' again.
>
> Any ideas? This machine is currently hooked into the school's existing
> network until my server is configured. I've never had any problems before?
> How do I request a new IP address via DHCP without rebooting?
>
> Later,
> Tim
>
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