Hey all.

I have decided to try Linux.

I have just installed Fedora Core 1.

The install went well, and everything is working except for the NIC. The OS sees it, but apon bootup, it's in a state of "inactive". When I try to activate it, I get the following error.

SIOCSIFFLAGS: Device or resource busy. Failed to bring up eth0.

I'm guessing resource conflict. However, being a Linux newb, I have NO IDEA what to do about it.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

System

Intel Celeron 466.
256 Megs Ram
Intel 810 chipset
NIC 3com 3c905B