Network card needs static IP address reset

michaelk · 09-26-2006, 11:24 AM

Ok. You will need to load the modules for the intel card.
Does this motherboard have an integrated network adapter?

odcheck · 09-27-2006, 01:18 AM

Quote:

The motherboard was taken from a server built at the same time but seldom used and is a Gigabyte P4 Titan 533
The network card is just a cheap PCI card I think the make is PTC

I don't understand what odcheck says... I am wondering that michaelk does understand your problem this is anyway wonderful.
So

Code:

Issue this command:

/sbin/lspci -v     

and

/sbin/ifconfig -a 

this will show you all devices if the ones that are not up.

Quote:

And is this your board?

Gigabyte p4 titan 533
8TRX330-L

North bridge: ATI RX330
South bridge: ATI SB300
Realtek RTL8100C LAN chip
Realtek ALC655 CODEC
800 / 533 / 400 MHz FSB

Memory:
Type: Dual Channel DDR 400 / 333 / 266
Max capacity: 4GB
DIMM slot: 4
• Intel Pentium 4, 800/533/400 MHz FSB, Hyper-Threading
• Dual-channel DDR400/333/266, 4 x DIMM sockets, up to 4 GB
• Serial ATA: 2 x SATA / 2 x PATA
• AGP 8X/4x slot
• Integrated Ethernet 10/100 Mbps
• 5.1-channel AC’97 codec
• 8 x USB2.0
• 5 x PCI
• ATX form-factor

I don't know if Mandrake owns kudzu but if so

Code:

/sbin/kudzu -p

This will show all devices from /etc/sysconfig/hwconf
and
-b, --bus [bus]
Only probe on the specified bus

gcscullion · 09-27-2006, 07:26 AM

Hi Odcheck

/sbin/lspci -v just returnes No such file of directory
/sbin/ifconfig -a This returns the same as reply 6 of this thread
/sbin/kudzu -p returnes No such file of directory

I have tried everything suggested in all the replys but am no further forward. Someone said it could be the drivers but I don't know how to install them in Linux. The person who originally set up the server said it may take afew days to sort out and may need completly rebuilt from scratch. This sounds a bit drastic for loosing a few settings on a network card and I am very reluctant to hand over our mail server to anyone. I will try to source an AMD Athlon processor, try it in the old board and see if I can get it up and running again so in the mean time does anyone know an upgrade to Linux Mandrake 9.1 that would keep all the email settings on the hard disk?

Regards

Gerard

arno · 09-27-2006, 05:01 PM

Could you post the ip address from both servers you like to connect

michaelk · 09-27-2006, 05:51 PM

The lspci and kudzu command are probably not in the /sbin directory. Use the whereis command to locate them:
whereis lspci

Also post the entire output of the commands ifconfig eth0 & route.

Something is astray and we do not have all of the pieces of the puzzle yet.