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noobie ubuntu/debian question (resolved)

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i'm an absolute noob when it comes to ubuntu (and debian), so i decided to install a copy under virtual pc 2004. i chose a minimal installation so that i could see exactly what is added and how.

what i found was that the network card was not running. when i ran "sudo ifup eth0", it correctly got an address through dhcp and started, but i don't know why it didn't do this during booting. i suspect that something needs to be edited in one of the /etc/rc.X directories, but i don't know what.

any hints on what the problem might be and where i might go for answers? ubuntuforums.org is timing out for me.
 
i found my own answer. the network module was being loaded correctly. the problem was that /etc/init.d/networking was using "ifup -a" to bring up any network interfaces that should be brought up automatically. "eth0" was not listed in /etc/network/interfaces as one of the interfaces that should be brought up automatically. i chanced a line that said "auto lo" to "auto lo eth0" and the problem was solved.
 
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