Having probs W/Eth0

andy1.52 · 01-25-2005, 03:59 PM

I get that the device fails when the box boots up. I haven't changed anything and I need to troubleshoot this problem.

suggestions and advice are welcomed

when I input:

iw config

and

if config

I don't get anything at all.

andy1.52 · 01-25-2005, 04:03 PM

When I look at the ethernet card in the config it has no bus location either.

snecklifter · 01-25-2005, 04:26 PM

You wont get anything for iwconfig as this is for wireless interfaces. If you dont get anything for ifconfig then you will need to check you card has been detected and installed with drivers correctly.
Regards
Chris

andy1.52 · 01-25-2005, 07:06 PM

The Ethernet card is integrated and I bought the six disk 10.1 set and it already had the driver for my card on the disks. So it's not like I used the wrong driver. The board is about 3-4 years old so could it be possible that the card has just gone bad?

wcujoe · 01-25-2005, 07:19 PM

Sometimes you can check to see if your device is in the list correctly...

system->configuration->configure my computer->hardware

also...

I had to go back into my "network and internet" options from the configuration menu. Had to redo a lot of my settings, but its now up and running.

i had to reinstall my built in eth, usb mouse, and sound card using that.

hope it helps!

-wcujoe

andy1.52 · 01-25-2005, 07:36 PM

The card is installed but it doesn't have a bus address and the connection manager says that the cable is connected but that I just can't connect to the internet. Also I can't ping that box either from any computer even when my ftp deamon is running.

snecklifter · 01-26-2005, 04:46 AM

You wont be able to ping anything until you get the card installed. Can you post back the output from

Code:

lspci

in Konsole and that will provide a bit more information.
Cheers
Chris

andy1.52 · 01-26-2005, 01:44 PM

This is what I got for typing in lspci -v so I'm assuming thatthe card is installed correctly

lspci -v

00:03.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SIS] SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet (rev 90)
Subsystem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 10/100 Ethernet Adapter
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
I/O ports at d400 [size=256]
Memory at cfffd000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4k]
Expansion ROM at cffc0000 [disabled] [size=128k]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2

snecklifter · 01-26-2005, 01:57 PM

Yep, that looks about right. Very common chipset for ethernet too, MDK shouldn't have any problem with that. When you try to add a wireless interface in the Control Center, does it not give you the option to choose a driver?

andy1.52 · 01-26-2005, 10:33 PM

This is a hardline eth0 that I am having problems with.
It is integrated into the motherboard so It shouldn't be damaged.

snecklifter · 01-27-2005, 06:07 AM

Theres plenty of things that can damage a single chip on a mobo and everything else carries on unaffected such as static, lightning, power spikes etc however I doubt very much whether you have a problem with the hardware. Just keep on digging and I'm sure you'll get there. Is it showing in HardDrake?

andy1.52 · 01-27-2005, 09:15 AM

What is harddrake???

How do I use it??

snecklifter · 01-27-2005, 09:57 AM

Harddrake is the hardware configuration tool in Mandrake. Have a root around in the menus, you'll find it. Its pretty obvious how to use it when you get the GUI up.

andy1.52 · 01-27-2005, 07:19 PM

I found harddrake. I noticed when my computer boots up it says that it failed to start the eth0 interface.

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