On Tue, 2008-06-03 at 06:09 -0400, Dick Roth wrote: > Had to replace dying cpu and mobo, so also replaced IDE with new SATA > drive. Installed from latest ISO onto SATA and can't get networking to > lease an IP address from my ISP (Comcast). The network utility always > comes up with a private address (192.168.0.2) instead of Comcast IP. > > To add to confusion, if I boot into old IDE drive, I get proper network > connection to internet, but lose my swap! > > Particulars: > > mobo=Gigabyte P35-DS3R > SATA Controller=AHCI > PATA Controller=JMicron 20360 > new drive=ATA WDC WD1600AAJS-2 > old drive=WDC WD400JB-00JJA0 > DVD-RW=Pioneer DVR-112D (PATA) > NICs=eth0=Realtek RTL-8029(AS) (DHCP) > eth1=Realtek RTL-8029(AS) (Static) > > > Has anyone seen this? Will 5.2 help with this situation? Been working > on this for days! > > Thanks, > Dick > If it helps any, I tried installing 5,1 on a P35-DS3L and I believe I had issues with the network card, loaded RHEL 5.2 desktop and everything worked so maybe 5.2 will work for you.