Troubleshooting
I just installed/changed Ethernet cards and now I can't get this one to run.
This is a fairly common problem, but thankfully there are several solutions. The first one you should try is to run COAS or Linuxconf and select Kernel Modules. This will probe for new hardware and allow for the module immediately and at bootup. After the module has been loaded, stop and then start the network manually:
/etc/rc.d/init.d/network stop /etc/rc.d/init.d/network start
This should start the card. If it doesn't, you should get an error. If you don't get an error, try pinging a host on the network.
Note the Ethernet module that was loaded and make sure it is listed in /etc/modules/default. If not, add it.
On a Debian system you can try ...
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