[plug] dead network

[Christian]

On Tue, Oct 16, 2001 at 05:35:40PM +0800, Bernard wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 16, 2001 at 12:50:11PM +0800, Craig Ringer wrote:
> > If ifconfig shows an eth0 interface, then _an_ ethernet NIC module must 
> > be loaded (or support compiled in) and the kernel must have recognised 
> > the card. Right?
> 
> Almost - if the interface itself is down then it wont be shown by just
> ifconfig, but an "ifconfig -a" will list it. Without parameters
> ifconfig lists interfaces that are up.

Ummm, not almost at all.  Re-read what he wrote.  If ifconfig shows an
ethernet interface then the kernel must have recognised an ethernet
card.  Nothing was said about the lack of an ethernet interface
indicating that the kernel didn't recognise the NIC. 

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