Hi

I have installed OEL 4 on my dell XPS laptop. But when i connect the LAN cable and try to acesss internet. it does not work. the led's in the port do not blink when i plug in the cable .do i need some drivers please suggest.

Model no is XPS M1530

output of lspci is

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 0c)
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 022e
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information

00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 PCI Express Root Port (rev 0c) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff
Memory behind bridge: fa000000-feafffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000e0000000-00000000eff00000
Capabilities: [88] #0d [0000]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [90] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [a0] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [140] Unknown (5)

00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 022e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 177
I/O ports at 6f20 [size=32]

00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 022e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 185
I/O ports at 6f00 [size=32]

00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 02) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 022e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 193
Memory at fed1c400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [58] Debug port

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 022e
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 185
Memory at febfc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [60] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [70] Express Unknown type IRQ 0
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [130] Unknown (5)

00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=09, subordinate=09, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
Memory behind bridge: f9f00000-f9ffffff
Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [90] #0d [0000]
Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [180] Unknown (5)

00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=0b, subordinate=0b, sec-latency=0
Memory behind bridge: f9e00000-f9efffff
Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [90] #0d [0000]
Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [180] Unknown (5)

00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=0c, subordinate=0d, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff
Memory behind bridge: f9c00000-f9dfffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000f0000000-00000000f0100000
Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [90] #0d [0000]
Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [180] Unknown (5)

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 022e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 177
I/O ports at 6f80 [size=32]

00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 022e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 185
I/O ports at 6f60 [size=32]

00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 022e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 193
I/O ports at 6f40 [size=32]

00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 02) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 022e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 177
Memory at fed1c000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [58] Debug port

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f2) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=32
Memory behind bridge: f9b00000-f9bfffff
Capabilities: [50] #0d [0000]

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 022e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information

00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 022e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 169
I/O ports at <ignored>
I/O ports at <ignored>
I/O ports at <ignored>
I/O ports at <ignored>
I/O ports at 6fa0 [size=16]

00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 022e
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 225
I/O ports at 6eb0 [size=8]
I/O ports at 6eb8 [size=4]
I/O ports at 6ec0 [size=8]
I/O ports at 6ec8 [size=4]
I/O ports at 6ee0 [size=32]
Memory at febfb800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/2 Enable+
Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [a8] #12 [0010]

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 022e
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 201
Memory at febfb700 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
I/O ports at 10c0 [size=32]

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G84 [GeForce 8600M GT] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 022e
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 169
Memory at fd000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at fa000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32M]
I/O ports at ef00 [size=128]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [68] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [78] Express Endpoint IRQ 0
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [128] Power Budgeting
Capabilities: [600] Unknown (11)

03:09.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 05) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 022e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 169
Memory at f9bff800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2

03:09.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 22) (prog-if 01)
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 022e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 209
Memory at f9bff400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

03:09.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C843 MMC Host Controller (rev 12)
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 022e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 209
Memory at f9bff500 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

03:09.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 12)
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 022e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 209
Memory at f9bff600 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

03:09.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 12)
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 022e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 209
Memory at f9bff700 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller (rev 12)
Subsystem: Dell: Unknown device 022e
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 169
Memory at f9ffc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
I/O ports at de00 [size=256]
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [5c] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [c0] Express Legacy Endpoint IRQ 0
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
Capabilities: [130] Device Serial Number ef-26-3f-09-1d-43-50-00

0b:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 1020
Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 201
[virtual] Memory at f9eff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=4K]
Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [d0] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [e0] Express Legacy Endpoint IRQ 0
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 52-8d-c9-ff-ff-bf-1c-00

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output of ifconfig -a is

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1D:09:3F:26:EF
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:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Interrupt:233 Memory:f9ffc000-0

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:13721 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:13721 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:15920232 (15.1 MiB) TX bytes:15920232 (15.1 MiB)

sit0 Link encap:IPv6-in-IPv4
NOARP MTU:1480 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)



Thanks
Ankur

NIC in the laptop is certainly being detected.


eth0 confirms that the interface exists.

The interface is not UP and does not have an IP address information. How are you connecting to the internet ? Do you have to specify an IP address,netmask,default gateway in order to connect to the internet or is there is DHCP server/router which provides this information in the network ?

Try this,

At the very bottom of the output you should see Link Detected : yes. If not it's a cable problem.

Hi I made the entries for DHCP and tried ifdown eth0 and ifup eth0

it worked....


Cheers
Ankur