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Old 03-19-2002
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To see the mac address of the card, type ifconfig. If the card does not show up, then type ifconfig eth0 up (assumming that eth0 is the one not up, which would be the first ethernet card). If its the second, ifconfig eth1 up, etc.... This should show you the mac address and activate the card.