Eth0 not getting ip address over cable modem

[Matt H.]

On Sun, 08 Feb 2004 21:04:06 -0700, James  C. Bevier wrote:

> I have been running RH9 and decided to do a fresh install if FC1 to a new
> disk.  I can not seem to get my ethernet to work that goes to my cable
> modem.  It is a 3C590 (10Mb). DHCP does not seem to be able to get an IP
> address.  I just told the installer to use DHCP.  Is there a known problem
> with this card?  What can I change to get this to work.  Ideas?

Try power cycling the modem (pull power lead) for a few seconds, reset it
and reboot (modem and PC). Hopefully that will flush out any stale config
data and allow a new DHCP lease. 

-- 
Matt