> ONBOOT=no > DEVICE=eth1 > HWADDR=00:0e:35:38:65:96 I have ONBOOT=yes also for "eth0" (! That's probably also your LAN.) and then things work fine for me. I also got problems if the HWADDR is not specified. I think it might be nice if the network drivers are only specified in /etc/modprobe.conf and no HWADDR is needed at all. regards, Florian La Roche