Is there a long delay during bootup? If so, it means that DHCP isn't working right. Does your router even support DHCP? If so, does it require a hostname? If you are seeing your NIC when you do ifconfig, it is probably working right.
Is there a long delay during bootup? If so, it means that DHCP isn't working right. Does your router even support DHCP? If so, does it require a hostname? If you are seeing your NIC when you do ifconfig, it is probably working right.