Re: [lug-nuts] tools for verifying hardware

From: Sean-Paul Rees (sean@dreamfire.net)
Date: Sat Dec 04 1999 - 19:13:51 PST


Webb Sprague wrote:
>
> Well, sometimes one must just grep... BTW, since I am
> still one of the unitiated, I am running RH 6.0.
>
> Unfortunately, when I try to change the media with
> ifconfig, the command returns "SIOCSIFMAP: Operation
> not supported". I am able to change the IP number,
> etc, with ifconfig, so I know ifconfig works.
>
> I also tried "depmod 3c509", just for grins, but it
> returned "file not found" unless I gave it a full
> path. I wonder...
>
> Thanks again Sean. At the rate we are going, I will
> owe you a beer pretty soon...

Before ifconfig'ing it again, try this first:
ifconfig eth0 down
ifconfig eth0 delete

As for depmod... no idea there except for maybe the module is in the
wrong location. Good luck!

Cheers,
Sean
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