eth0 won't come up

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lukey492 : 30/04/03 05:15 PM : Incident created -   eth0 won't come up. When booting Win2000 it works fine. Configuration : Mandrake 9.1 Dell Optiplex GX1p D-Link router DI-614 DSL /etc/init.d/network start Setting network parameters: [ OK ] Bringing up loopback interface: [ OK ] Bringing up interface eth0: [FAILED] in /var/log/messages, I find : ifplugd[8287]: Warning: Could not get interface address. ifplugd[8287]: Using interface eth0/00:C0:4F:35:63:FF with driver 3c59x LK1.1.18-ac ifplugd[8287]: ETHTOOL_GLINK failed: Operation not supported ifplugd[8287]: ifplugd 0.13 successfully initialized, link beat not detected. network: Bringing up interface eth0: failed
Linegod_7611 : 30/04/03 10:18 PM : Reply received -   Try selecting 'Expert' mode from within drakconnect, and at the 'Configure Network Devices' page, uncheck 'Network Hotplugging' -------- Note: If this answer resolves your problem, please remember to close this incident.
lukey492 : 02/05/03 09:26 AM : Incident closed -   yes, that did the trick. Thanks very much.

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