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if ANYONE can help with this issue: Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro2 motherboard running Mandrake linux 10.1 "Official" and getting the error Bringing up interface ETH0: [FAILED] which results in not having ANY internet access whatsoever PLEASE email me at mandrakesucks@provisions.ca or ICQ me at 116411907 I have been searching the web and keep coming back to this forum. Not much out there on this topic! Anyone?

BTW full system info: Mandrake Linux 10.1 Official DVD Download (8 hours on ADSL /gag) Gigabyte GA 7N400 Pro2 board 768 MB RAM DDR Athlon 2000+ xp Leadtek Gforce 6800 Creative SB Audigy Linksys 4 port Router(model BEFSR41) and them 3 NICs i posted above have been tried BTW, i hd NO PROBS whatsoever with ANY of the other companies distros i have tried up until i decided to BUY a version that alot of people have said is the best. Well just my dumb luck or is there a fix?? HELP PLEASE!

Hi guys, i am new to this place but i arrived here because i used me good old copernic search engine and searched for the exact keywords: "help mandrake 10.1 no internet eth0 failed gigabyte" ummm.... i dont know whether to ROFL or start /banging head on desk I am SOOOOO PISSED right now!!! I have been toying with Linux for 2 weeks, i have tried SuSE (ran flawless cept no compiling tools included but i managed to get that goin)... then i tried knoppix, then i tried Red Hat and Finally Fedora b4 moving on to Mandrake. ALL OF WHICH WORKED outta the box with network/internet on my Gigabyte board. Now... i am a multimedia buff and i have been reading mandrake is the way to go when it comes to linux if thats yer thing. ALSO... after ALL THE CRAP i been through, i decided to BUY MANDRAKE 10.1 Powerpack DVD... and GUESS FUGGIN WHAT???? Same BS as what i been reading in this forum!!! I am not a newb to computers/networks but not a Linux Guru by any stretch. However, I'll have you know I have TRIED installing internet/network on Linux 10.1 official using the wizard for ADSL, LAN and Manual. I would like to ADD... i have tried now with THREE...count em... THREE WORKING Nics!! Not to mention I have reinstalled this pig-linux about 20 times in the past 24 hours. I have a Gigabyte GA 7N400 Pro2 mobo i have tried with the following THREE NICs Onboard Gigabyte Realtek 8169 PCI Realtek 8139c PCI D-Link 530-TX I have been up for over 24 hours TRYING to get this PoS to work and i can not... someone PLEASE tell me they have figured this out!!! I am really getting burnt up that i actually PUT OUT MONEY for a Free OS, in good faith that i was supporting the development of the best multimedia distro out there....and they didnt even tell me the glove was gonna be cold when i bent over Sure, i have a working gforce 6800, SB audigy and all that, but F%$# me! no internet???? WTF?? Sorry for my long post and my obvious frustration but i am so angry at Mandrake for releasing this crap in an "Official Release" that i PAID FOR!!! By the way, Windoze' internet werks FINE with any of the 3 NICs. Grrrr... Has anyone figured this out???