[lug] network issue/redhat linux 8.0

r ms r_msmit at hotmail.com
Thu Dec 5 16:55:47 MST 2002







>From: Andrew Gilmore <agilmore at uc.usbr.gov>
>Reply-To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
>To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
>Subject: Re: [lug] network issue/redhat linux 8.0
>Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2002 16:08:46 -0700

>is there an alias for eth0 in modules.conf?

alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
alias eth0 3c59x
options 3c59x irq=5

>what does /var/log/messages contain about the module used?
The latest log entry:

Dec  4 21:06:31 localhost kernel: 00:0a.0: 3Com PCI 3c905B Cyclone 100baseTx 
at 0xd800. Vers LK1.1.18-ac
Dec  4 21:06:31 localhost kernel: PCI: Setting latency timer of device 
00:0a.0 to 64
Dec  4 21:06:31 localhost insmod: Warning: ignoring irq=5, no such parameter 
in this module
Dec  4 21:06:31 localhost insmod: Module 3c59x loaded, with warnings


>what does a modprobe <module_name> report?
when I do modprobe eth0 or 3c59x, nothing is reported....
when modprobe -a, then the following:
alias eth0 3c59x
options 3c59x irq5


>what does ifcfg-eth0 contain?
>
TYPE=Ethernet
DEVICE=eth0:1
HWADDR=00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
ONBOOT=yes
USERCTL=no
PEERDNS=yes

Ron

>Andrew
>
>
>
>r ms wrote:
>>The following was emitted by the ifconfig -a:
>>
>>
>>eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
>>          BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  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:100
>>          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
>>          Interrupt:5 Base address:0xd800
>>
>>lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
>>          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
>>          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
>>          RX packets:131 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>>          TX packets:131 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>>          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>>          RX bytes:9977 (9.7 Kb)  TX bytes:9977 (9.7 Kb)
>>
>>
>>>From: Andrew Gilmore <agilmore at uc.usbr.gov>
>>>Reply-To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
>>>To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
>>>Subject: Re: [lug] network issue/redhat linux 8.0
>>>Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2002 08:07:01 -0700
>>>
>>>what does ifconfig -a say?
>>>
>>>what are the non-incriminating portions of ifcfg-eth0? (feel free to xxx 
>>>out ip addresses and the like)
>>>
>>>Andrew
>>>
>>>r ms wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Well, did that and it comes back and says that it's not configured.
>>>>And yet if I do an ifconfig and eth0, it recognizes with irq, base addr,
>>>>mac addr, etc. I've checked the doc's and nothing stirkes me yet.
>>>>
>>>>Thx
>>>>
>>>>>From: Tony Dyson <the_anorak at worldnet.att.net>
>>>>>Reply-To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
>>>>>To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
>>>>>Subject: Re: [lug] network issue/redhat linux 8.0
>>>>>Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 23:30:33 -0700
>>>>>
>>>>>I've seen that new network device control utility do some odd things. 
>>>>>Try running "ifup eth0" in a terminal as root. Even if it won't 
>>>>>activate the device, it might give you some additional info about the 
>>>>>problem.
>>>>>
>>>>>r ms wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I installed Linux Red Hat 8.0. It appears that it recognised my
>>>>>>3com card, as when the network utility is brought up, it shows the
>>>>>>3com card info, and is associated with device eth0. However, when
>>>>>>I try to "activate" the device (a feature of the utility), it
>>>>>>responds by saying that it cannot be activated. Any thoughts?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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