You create an entry in /etc/conf.modules (or /etc/modules.conf) that aliases the driver to the interface. alias eepro100 eth0 I believe this is the syntax. I usually load modules explicitly instead of letting kmod do it, so it has been awhile since I attempted it. Tom Veldhouse veldy at veldy.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Perry Hoekstra" <dutchman at uswest.net> To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 2:38 PM Subject: Re: [TCLUG:22457] Switching Ethernet Cards > The Ixian wrote: > > > > did you, by chance, compile your kernel with eepro support? > > No, I have not touched the kernel > > > if you have compiled the driver as a module you need to load it first > > (remember to unload your current driver, if applicable) > > once it is loaded run ifconfig and set your default gateway and you are > > ready to go. > > The module eepro100 exists in the modules directory. I did an insmod on > the module and saw it loaded through lsmod and there is no modules > dependencies within modules.dep. There is not a current network driver > loaded because it was coming through the PCMCIA card. I would like to > have the module loaded automatically. Does anyone know within Debian > what the appropriate rc script is to issue an insmod? > > -- > Perry Hoekstra > E-Commerce Architect > Talent Software Services > dutchman at mn.uswest.net > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org