Michal Jaegermann (michal(a)harddata.com) said:
Cute indeed. :-)
AFAICS my network modules are still in place. I just
restored my ifcfg*.bak files to original names, did
'/etc/init.d/network restart', and I was back in business.
It would be more interesting exercise if I had only a network
access to a stricken box.
The symptoms that you describe are roughly similar to what would
happen if you removed your network cards, booted once, and then
rebooted with them in. So, the question would be why did that
code trigger in your case.
Bill