2.6.0 - Network doesn't come up.

OK, Im trying to run 2.6.0-test6 on top of RH9.
I have progress in some areas but not others.

NETWORKING. is a nogo.

If I compile the driver 3c59x as a module, it gets loaded, but with the driver in the kernel or as a module, I get the messages in the messages file (during boot) or when I do a ./network start from /etc/rc.d/init.d

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[root@orion init.d]# ./network* restart

Shutting down interface eth0:                              [  OK  ]
Shutting down loopback interface:                          [  OK  ]
Setting network parameters:                                [  OK  ]
Bringing up loopback interface:  arping: socket: Address family not supported 

by protocol
Error, some other host already uses address 127.0.0.1.
[FAILED]
Bringing up interface eth0: arping: socket: Address family not supported by protocol
Error, some other host already uses address 204.134.2.19.
[FAILED]

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Thats the right address for the ethernet card, and NOTHING else is using it... So what do I need to do?
Ill assume that some config file or script needs to be modified, but what/where.

At the same time I see:

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[root@orion init.d]# /sbin/ifconfig -a
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:01:02:6E:B2:1A
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:57 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:3420 (3.3 Kb) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) Interrupt:5 Base address:0xb800

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

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Confused.

                                        Reg.Clemens
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