internet settings

shocker-z · 04-15-2005, 08:30 AM

lsmod | grep 8139too is identical and i changed everything in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 but the ETH0 had an error changed it to eth0 and it just went back to failing on boot, everythign else is in caps in the file.

ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.4 up

Code:

SIOCSIFFLAGS: Function not implemented
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Function not implemented

ifconfig returns identical as before

a litle extra that you might be wanting to see to check everything...

ifconfig eth0

Code:

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:00:E8:7E:98:E8
        inet addr:192.168.1.4  Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
        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 (0.0 Mb) TX bytes:0 (0.0 Mb)
        Interrupt:16 Base address:0xc000

any more help or ideas wuill be appreciated

iwpcs · 04-15-2005, 09:03 AM

Well, you've got an interface up and assigned it an IP address - so far, so good...

Can you ping anything?

ping -c3 127.0.0.1 to test loopback (and IP is working)

ping -c3 192.168.1.4 to test eth0

ping -c3 192.168.1.1 to test connectivity

Post results here.

Also the output of route -n

Chris

shocker-z · 04-15-2005, 09:28 AM

ping -c3 127.0.0.1

0% loss 3 packets sent (all below 0.1)

ping -c3 192.168.1.4

0% loss 3 packets sent (all but on below 0.1)

ping -c3 192.168.1.1

connect: Network is unreachable

??

iwpcs · 04-15-2005, 09:33 AM

Good - the interface is working.

I would guess that your routing table is incorrect - please post output of route -n

Chris

shocker-z · 04-15-2005, 09:36 AM

route -n

Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface

its all blank nothing listed, how do i make it use the correct gateway and that?

iwpcs · 04-15-2005, 09:36 AM

Tell you what - I will give IRC a try, and we can post the results in one post here to save time - never used it before...

What server do I connect to etc...?

Chris

shocker-z · 04-15-2005, 09:39 AM

irc.blucode.net thats my server should be able to connect ok there

iwpcs · 04-15-2005, 12:00 PM

Update

We have just spent a while on IRC and have got little further.

We can assign an IP address to the interface, and ping it

But get nothing in the routing table, not even lo, and are unable to add anything manually with route add 192.168.1.0 eth0 or any other command...

Have removed the Realtek card and replaced it with a DEC Tulip, with exactly the same results.

This machine has been working on Debian with kernel 2.2, but not Deb with 2.4, mandrake or Knoppix. Also OK with Windows.

Any ideas???

Chris

Leebacsi · 04-10-2008, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shocker-z

"ifup eth0" returns

Code:

SIOCSIFFLAGS: Function not implemented
Failed to bring up eth0.

Let me guess: you are using a 2.6.x kernel, right? I've encountered this SIOCSIFFLAGS error message just recently as well while trying to get networking to work on the new 8.02 beta Ubuntu install. Weird thing is, the live CD networking worked fine on one of my computers, and then didn't on my other. I even swapped network cards between the two computers the results were the same... It drove me mad!

The problem is actually with how the 2.6.x kernel handles networking, it's the kernel itself that cannot activate the network card because it is trying to do that through ACPI for some mysterious reason. Therefore if ACPI functionality is disabled, the card cannot be upped - hence the "function not implemented" error message.

As always in retrospect, the solution to the problem is staggeringly simple: reboot, enter the system BIOS, activate ACPI, save and reboot. Once ACPI functionality is restored, both your NICs should work fine.