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Old 04-03-2002, 09:58 AM   #1
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ifconfig command


I have just upgrade my kernel to 2.4.18 and when i boot my system into the new image, everything is fine.

When checking the IP address obtained from the DHCP, I keyed ifconfig and i have got this error msg:

error fetching interface information: Device not found


but i am able ping my other workstation in my network, also able to browse the net.

when I boot into my old kernel image, there's no such error seen.

pls help!
 
Old 04-03-2002, 10:06 AM   #2
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ifconfig -a
 
Old 04-03-2002, 10:14 AM   #3
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still the same error msg as seen:

error fetching interface information: Device not found
 
Old 04-03-2002, 10:17 AM   #4
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what is the old kernel version?
 
Old 04-03-2002, 10:23 AM   #5
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2.4.7-10
 
Old 04-11-2002, 09:29 AM   #6
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any updates about my problem?
 
Old 04-11-2002, 12:49 PM   #7
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Well in your old kernel you simply had a driver for that ethernet card, while recompiling the new one you forgot it

kernels never work first time round its like a girl, you have to add modules the correct ones with not insmod -f brain 2> /dev/null #if she is blonde like the 2.4.18

Anyway, go back into back into /usr/src/linux run make clean (or mrproper) menuconfig and en-shure urself that the appropriat device is for "X" or "M"
 
Old 04-11-2002, 01:27 PM   #8
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but i am able to ping other IP or PC in my network, i can also browse the internet, and intranet in my workplace.
 
Old 04-11-2002, 01:39 PM   #9
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Ooh how weird, and if config dives you an error? how crazy. i must say if your using eth0 to access the net and it configured by ifconfig i have no idea

better get some Dr Spok on the case of look at some aliases for ifconfig or simply use /sbin/ifconfig also look into /etc/init.d network maybe a Clue.

U U U a CLUE! Snooby snack! or s they say at work BossSNACK
 
Old 10-08-2003, 12:33 PM   #10
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HI Linux Experts I had the same problem I read almost of the problems of another guys, about this that I found in google and still not working.
I found somewhere a solution installing the lastest Net-tools but doesnt work either.
I had the Kernel 2.4.19 and I upgraded to 2.4.20 ! when I did that ifconfig never worked again ( just if we used with the interface like ifconfig eth0) I had network and everything works but if I try just if config :

: error fetching interface information: Device not found

and if I try ifconfig eth0:

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:07:E9D:E0:AD
inet addr:192.168.0.99 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:4699 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:2979 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0
RX bytes:1348370 (1.2 Mb) TX bytes:460428 (449.6 Kb)

I installed Kernel 2.4.22 but I still having the same problem, Im using Slackware 8.1 and my network card is Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 10)

Please Help Me, because I dont know where else to look for information. Thank you
 
Old 10-22-2003, 12:50 PM   #11
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Solucion

The solution for the problem was:

1 - run strace ifconfig

see where its stopped before display the message or error fetching ....

2- if the end is like this (my problem) , is because the appletalk support isnt working well

access("/proc/net/appletalk", R_OK) = 0
socket(PF_APPLETALK, SOCK_DGRAM, 0) = 6
...
ioctl(6, 0x8913, 0xbffff66c) = -1 ENODEV (No such device)

3- modprobe -r appletalk

if you are using modules if not try to recompile the kernell without the appletalk support.

4- should work
 
  


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