Destination Host Unreachable

I have a computer on a local network (192.168.1.0) that dual boots Win
XP and FC8. When I boot XP, I have full network functionality and
internet access. I am making this post from that boot.

When I boot FC8, I have no network or internet access. I can not even
reach the gateway router.

ping 192.168.1.1
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
From 192.168.1.118 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.118 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.118 icmp_seq=5 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.118 icmp_seq=6 Destination Host Unreachable

--- 192.168.1.1 ping statistics ---
7 packets transmitted, 0 received, +4 errors, 100% packet loss, time
5998ms
, pipe 2

My interface is up and appears to be working. I can ping the local
interface (127.0.0.1) and even the IP6 local interface.

The interface reports the following:

ifconfig -a
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1A:92:6B:ED:4B
inet addr:192.168.1.118 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:
255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::21a:92ff:fe6b:ed4b/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING 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:12755 (12.4 KiB)
Interrupt:22 Base address:0xc000

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1A:92:6B:F9:03
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:21 Base address:0x4000

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:5126 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:5126 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:259224 (253.1 KiB) TX bytes:259224 (253.1 KiB)

At the moment, eth1 is not active, or used, or needed.

The gateway seems to be available in the routing table.

route -v
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref
Use Iface
192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0
0 eth0
link-local * 255.255.0.0 U 0 0
0 eth0
default 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0
0 eth0


netstat -rn
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window
irtt Iface
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0
0 eth0
169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0
0 eth0
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0
0 eth0


(I don't know what the purpose of the link-local reference is, but FC8
put it in, so I left it.)

I have defined the gateway and another host on the system in /etc/
hosts.

cat hosts
# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1 XENON localhost.localdomain localhost
::1 localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6

192.168.1.1
192.168.1.117 oxygen

I have not changed hosts.allow or hosts.deny.

I would appreciate any help on how I can fix this.

On Sun, 2 Dec 2007 14:12:08 -0800 (PST), Phi wrote:
> I have a computer on a local network (192.168.1.0) that dual boots Win
> XP and FC8. When I boot XP, I have full network functionality and
> internet access. I am making this post from that boot.
>
> When I boot FC8, I have no network or internet access. I can not even
> reach the gateway router.
>
> ifconfig -a
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1A:92:6B:ED:4B
> inet addr:192.168.1.118 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:
> 255.255.255.0
> inet6 addr: fe80::21a:92ff:fe6b:ed4b/64 Scope:Link
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING 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

But not packets RX/TX
>
> cat hosts
> # Do not remove the following line, or various programs
> # that require network functionality will fail.
> 127.0.0.1 XENON localhost.localdomain localhost
>::1 localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6
>
> 192.168.1.1

I would put at least a name there

192.168.1.1 gateway

-------- standard debug network problem text/script follows: ------------
dump_net.txt version 4.1


If you read http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
it will suggest you provide any information about your setup which might
help troubleshoot your problem. Example, Internet connection type,
(cable, adsl,,,), it's hardware, (vendor/model of the modem).
Maybe that your system is hooked to a hub/switch/router and type of
hookup, (Ethernet,usb, wireless,...), distribution, config file values,... .

We need to know about your network hardware and see your config settings.

Something does not start up, try
dmesg
and/or look through /var/log/messages for an error message.

If your problem is slow network give a URL so we can try it.

Once you get your network running, you may want to run xx one last time
and save the output file for disk crash/new installs

Might not hurt to save xx for one of a network debugging checklist steps.

The following ambidextrous script is for suse, mandriva, ubuntu, kubuntu
and will dump your hardware status, network settings and config files used
in network setup. We need that information to troubleshoot your problem.

If you are having to use windows to access Usenet:
Format a diskette on the windows system.


Copy the following xx.txt script into xx.txt using notepad.exe
then save xx.txt to the diskette/cd/usb stick.

To get the script results back to Windows and
none of the above hardware works, you can use http://www.fs-driver.org/

If you do not want some malware writing to linux. You can replace it
with http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/ which does not
provide write access to linux.

The above assumes you have not created a FAT partition to exchange
files between OSs. If you did, copy dosa.txt to it from linux and read
it from windows.

I do recommend remove/installing the windows/linux file system
driver after you get the linux network up.

Makes your Windows Anti Virus scanner run much faster after removal.

Also, if logged into windows, it would be nice to include your windows
network settings. Click up a Prompt/cmd/terminal and add in contents from
ipconfig /all
when you reply with linux settings.


If using linux for Usenet access, su - root, copy script text into xx
chmod +x xx
./xx

and include a.txt (if on linux) or dosa.txt (if on windows) in your reply.


NOTE: to become root, you need to do a
su - root
not su root

For the suse, ubuntu, kubuntu users,
sudo -i
chmod +x xx
../xx

exit will exit the sudo -i command.

If xx is not in your home directory, you will have to provide the full
path in place of $HOME. Example:
sudo -i
chmod +x /some/where/xx
/some/where/xx



------------------ Script starts below this line ---------
#!/bin/bash
#************************************************* ************
#*
#* xx - Dump network config files and network hardware status
#*
#* Output: a.txt linux file
#* dosa.txt Windows file
#*
#************************************************* ************

_fn=a.txt
_out_fn=$PWD/$_fn
_dos_fn=$PWD/dos${_fn}
_home=$PWD

function cat_fn
{
_fn=$1
if [ -f $_fn ] ; then
_count=$(stat -c %s $_fn )
if [ $_count -gt 0 ] ; then
echo "======== cat $_fn ==========" >> $_out_fn
cat $_fn >> $_out_fn
fi
fi
} # end cat_fn

function grep_fn
{
_fn=$1
if [ -e $_fn ] ; then
_count=$(stat -c %s $_fn )
if [ $_count -gt 0 ] ; then
_count=$(grep -v '^#' $_fn | wc -l)
if [ $_count -gt 0 ] ; then
echo "======== grep -v '^#' $_fn ==========" >> $_out_fn
if [ "$_fn" != "shorewall.conf" ] ; then
grep -v '^#' $_fn >> $_out_fn
else
awk 'empty{if (!/^#/) print; empty=0} /^$/{empty=1}' $_fn >> $_out_fn
fi
fi
fi
fi
} # end grep_fn

function ls_dir
{
_dr=$1
if [ -d $_dr ] ; then
echo "========= cd $_dr ; ls -al ========" >> $_out_fn
cd $_dr
ls -al >> $_out_fn
fi
} # end ls_dir

function tail_fn
{
_fn=$1
if [ -e $_fn ] ; then
echo "======== tail -18 $_fn ==========" >> $_out_fn
tail -18 $_fn >> $_out_fn
fi
} # end tail_fn

#********************************
# check if commands are in $PATH
# and if not add them to PATH
#********************************

_path=""
type ifconfig > /dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
_path="${_path}/sbin:"
fi

type cat > /dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
_path="${_path}/bin:"
fi

type id > /dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
_path="${_path}/usr/bin:"
fi

if [ -n "$_path" ] ; then
PATH=${_path}$PATH
export PATH
fi

#********************************
# check if root and logged in correctly
#********************************

_uid=$(id --user)

if [ $_uid -ne 0 ] ; then
echo " "
echo "You need to be root to run $0"
echo "Click up a terminal and do the following:"
echo " "
echo "su - root"
echo "$PWD/xx"
echo " "
echo "or "
echo " "
echo "sudo -i"
echo "$PWD/xx"
echo " "
exit 1
fi

root_flg=1

if [ -n "$LOGNAME" ] ; then
if [ "$LOGNAME" != "root" ] ; then
root_flg=0
fi
fi

if [ -n "$USER" ] ; then
if [ "$USER" != "root" ] ; then
root_flg=0
fi
fi

if [ $root_flg -eq 0 ] ; then
echo " "
echo "Guessing you did a su root"
echo "instead of a su - root"
echo "please exit/logout of this session and do the following:"
echo " "
echo "su - root"
echo "$PWD/xx"
echo " "
echo "or "
echo " "
echo "sudo -i"
echo "$PWD/xx"
echo " "
exit 1
fi


#********************************
# main code starts here
#********************************


echo "Working, output will be in $_out_fn "

date > $_out_fn
chmod 666 $_out_fn

if [ -n "$_path" ] ; then
echo "======== echo $PATH ==========" >> $_out_fn
echo "$PATH" >> $_out_fn 2>&1
fi

cat_fn /etc/product.id

for _d in /etc/*release ; do
if [ ! -d $_d ] ; then
echo "======== cat $_d ==========" >> $_out_fn
cat $_d >> $_out_fn
fi
done


echo "======== uname -rvi =============" >> $_out_fn
uname -rvi >> $_out_fn

for _d in /etc/*version ; do
if [ ! -d $_d ] ; then
echo "======== cat $_d ==========" >> $_out_fn
cat $_d >> $_out_fn
fi
done

cat_fn /proc/*version

type lsb_release > /dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
echo "======== lsb_release -a ==========" >> $_out_fn
lsb_release -a >> $_out_fn 2>&1
fi

echo " " >> $_out_fn
if [ -n "$SECURE_LEVEL" ] ; then
echo "msec security level is $SECURE_LEVEL" >> $_out_fn
fi

echo "
$(grep 'model name' /proc/cpuinfo)
$(grep 'cpu MHz' /proc/cpuinfo)

" >> $_out_fn

echo "======== free ==========" >> $_out_fn
free >> $_out_fn 2>&1
echo " " >> $_out_fn

if [ -e /etc/inittab ] ; then
_line=$(grep :initdefault /etc/inittab)
set -- $(IFS=':'; echo $_line)
echo " " >> $_out_fn
echo "Default run level is $2" >> $_out_fn
echo " " >> $_out_fn
fi

type chkconfig > /dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
echo "======== chkconfig --list ==========" >> $_out_fn
for _serv in avahi named tmdns ; do
chkconfig --list | grep -i $_serv > /dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
echo "Double check if /$_serv/ needs to be disabled on boot" >> $_out_fn
chkconfig --list | grep -i $_serv >> $_out_fn
fi
done

chkconfig --list >> $_out_fn

else
echo "======== ls -o /etc/rcS.d/ ==========" >> $_out_fn
for _serv in avahi named tmdns ; do
ls /etc/rcS.d/S* | grep $_serv > /dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
echo "Double check if /$_serv/ needs to be disabled on boot" >> $_out_fn
fi
done

ls -o /etc/rcS.d >> $_out_fn
fi

_fn=/etc/nsswitch.conf
if [ -e $_fn ] ; then
echo "======== grep hosts: $_fn ==========" >> $_out_fn
grep hosts: $_fn >> $_out_fn
fi

grep_fn /etc/resolv.conf

grep_fn /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/head
cat_fn /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/base
cat_fn /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/tail


echo "======== hostname --fqdn ==========" >> $_out_fn
hostname --fqdn >> $_out_fn

cat_fn /etc/netprofile/profiles/default/files/etc/hosts
cat_fn /etc/hostname
cat_fn /etc/HOSTNAME

ls /etc/mod*.conf > /dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
echo "======== grep eth /etc/mod*.conf ==========" >> $_out_fn
grep eth /etc/mod*.conf >> $_out_fn
fi

cat_fn /etc/dhclient-enter-hooks
cat_fn /etc/dhclient-exit-hooks

grep_fn /etc/host.conf

echo "================ ifconfig -a ==============" >> $_out_fn
ifconfig -a >> $_out_fn

cat_fn /etc/iftab
cat_fn /etc/udev/rules.d/61-net_config.rules

echo "============== route -n =================" >> $_out_fn
route -n >> $_out_fn

cat_fn /etc/sysconfig/network/routes

cat_fn /etc/sysconfig/network
grep_fn /etc/mkinitramfs/initramfs.conf

echo "========== head -15 /etc/hosts ===========" >> $_out_fn
head -15 /etc/hosts >> $_out_fn

cat_fn /etc/network/interfaces
cat_fn /var/run/network/ifstate


_cmd=""
type ethtool > /dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
_cmd="ethtool"
fi

type mii-tool > /dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
_cmd="mii-tool -v"
fi

if [ -z "$_cmd" ] ; then
echo "==== mii-tool/ethtool NOT INSTALLED ====" >> $_out_fn
fi

for nic in 0 1 2 ; do

if [ -n "$_cmd" ] ; then
$_cmd eth$nic > /dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
echo "======== $_cmd eth$nic ==========" >> $_out_fn
$_cmd eth$nic >> $_out_fn
fi
fi

echo "=== dmesg | grep eth$nic | grep -v SRC= ===" >> $_out_fn
dmesg | grep eth$nic | grep -v SRC= >> $_out_fn

echo "=== grep eth$nic /var/log/messages | tail -10 ===" >> $_out_fn
grep eth$nic /var/log/messages | tail -10 >> $_out_fn

cat_fn /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth$nic
cat_fn /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth$nic
cat_fn /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/ifcfg-eth$nic

ifconfig eth$nic > /dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
set $(ifconfig eth$nic | tr [A-Z] [a-z])
cat_fn /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth-id-$5
fi

tail_fn /var/lib/dhcp/dhclient-eth${nic}.leases
tail_fn /var/lib/dhclient/dhclient-eth${nic}.leases
tail_fn /etc/dhcpc/dhcpcd-eth${nic}.info

done # end for nic in 0 1 2 ; do

_dir=/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d
if [ -d $_dir ] ; then
ls_dir $_dir

for _d in "if-up.d" "if-down.d" "if-pre-up.d" "if-post-down.d" ; do
if [ -e /etc/network/${_d} ] ; then
echo "==== cd /etc/network/${_d} ; ls -al ===" >> $_out_fn
cd /etc/network/${_d}
ls -al >> $_out_fn
fi
done
fi

if [ -d /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts ] ; then
for _d in "ifdown.d" "ifup.d" ; do
if [ -e /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/${_d} ] ; then
_cmd="cd /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/${_d} ; ls -al "
echo "===== $_cmd ====" >> $_out_fn
cd /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/${_d}
ls -al >> $_out_fn
fi
done
fi

ls_dir /etc/dhcp3/dhclient-exit-hooks.d
ls_dir /etc/resolvconf/update.d


if [ -d /etc/shorewall ] ; then
_count=$(chkconfig --list shorewall | grep -c n )
if [ $_count -gt 0 ] ; then
echo "======= Shorewall settings =========" >> $_out_fn
cd /etc/shorewall
for _f in $(ls) ; do
echo "======= $_f =========" >> $_out_fn
grep_fn $_f
done
fi
fi


cd $_home

grep_fn /etc/hosts.allow
grep_fn /etc/hosts.deny
echo "==== end of config/network data dump =======" >> $_out_fn

awk '{print $0 "\r" }' $_out_fn > $_dos_fn
chmod 666 $_dos_fn


echo " "
echo "If posting via linux, post contents of $_out_fn"
echo "You might want to copy it to your account with the command"
echo "cp $_out_fn ~your_login"
echo " "
echo "If posting via windows, post contents of $_dos_fn"
echo " "
echo "If using diskette,"
echo "Copy $_dos_fn to diskette with the following commands:"
echo " "
echo "mkdir -p /floppy"
echo "mount -t auto /dev/fd0 /floppy"
echo "cp $_dos_fn /floppy"
echo "umount /floppy "
echo " "
echo "and $_dos_fn is ready for windows from diskette"
echo " "

#*********** end of dump xx.txt script *********

----------- script ends above this line ------------------------

and then copy xx.txt to the diskette.

On some linux distributions, you may need to get into the User/Group
screen, show all users, double click root, create the password, and
enable root. Root's password should never be the same as anyone else's.

To move xx.txt from diskette to the linux box, click up a linux terminal
su - root
(root's passwd)

mkdir -p /floppy
mount -t auto /dev/fd0 /floppy
tr -d '\015' < /floppy/xx.txt > xx
chmod +x xx
../xx

Back on the windows OS, you can cut/paste the a:\dosa.txt into your reply
under windows.
Do not attach it.

When you do reply, please remove/trim my response/text/script from your reply
before you add in the results/output of the script.

If you are dual booting the box, you can copy xx.txt to linux from windows.
Note: The following assumes /dev/hda1 is where windows is installed on the
first partition on the C: drive
If you have sata drive, you may have to use /dev/sda1 instead of /dev/hda1.

cat /etc/fstab to see which value will be required.
Do keep quotes used in the following:
mkdir -p /doze
mount -t auto /dev/hda1 /doze
tr -d '\015' < "/doze/wherever/you_saved/xx.txt" > xx
umount /doze


On windows you can read dosa.txt from a linux partition if you installed
windows linux file system driver from
http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/explore2fs.htm

Remember to remove/uninstall it to allow your Windows Anti Virus
scanner to run faster.

On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:12:08 -0800, Phi rearranged some electrons to say:


>
> route -v
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use
> Iface
> 192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
> link-local * 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
> default 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
>
Something seems wrong with the gateway on your default route.. it
shouldn't be blank, should it?

Phi wrote:
> I have a computer on a local network (192.168.1.0) that dual boots Win
> XP and FC8. When I boot XP, I have full network functionality and
> internet access. I am making this post from that boot.
>
> When I boot FC8, I have no network or internet access. I can not even
> reach the gateway router.
>
> ping 192.168.1.1
> PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
> From 192.168.1.118 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable

> At the moment, eth1 is not active, or used, or needed.

My first reaction was "Did FC8 get eth0 and eth1 reversed?" BTDT
entirely too often.

Thank you for your comprehensive reply. I will try to give you the
information you requested.

The network is in a star configuration with a SonicWall router as the
hub connected to a cablemodem. All the computers connected to the
network are Windows based computers, in at least one boot
configuration. All the Windows computers can connect to each other,
and to the Internet.

This computer dual boots Windows XP and Linux Fedora Core 8. In the
Windows configuration, it has access to the network and to the
Internet. In the FC8 configuration, it has no access to the network,
or the Internet. Given that this computer can and does access the
network and the Internet, it is unlikely that the problem lies with
the network.

As you requested, I copied and ran the script you provided, and
obtained the results of ipconfig on the Windows boot. The results are
posted below.

ipconfig /all


Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : xenon

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : TechTriad.local



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : TechTriad.local

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
Controller

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-92-6B-ED-4B

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.118

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2

Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, December 02, 2007
10:38:55 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, December 10, 2007
10:38:55 PM



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
Controller #2

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-92-6B-F9-03



Sun Dec 2 22:30:42 EST 2007
======== cat /etc/fedora-release ==========
Fedora release 8 (Werewolf)
======== cat /etc/redhat-release ==========
Fedora release 8 (Werewolf)
======== cat /etc/system-release ==========
Fedora release 8 (Werewolf)
======== uname -rvi =============
2.6.23.1-42.fc8 #1 SMP Tue Oct 30 13:18:33 EDT 2007 x86_64
======== cat /etc/*version ==========
======== lsb_release -a ==========
LSB Version: :core-3.1-amd64:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-
noarch:graphics-3.1-amd64:graphics-3.1-ia32:graphics-3.1-noarch
Distributor ID: Fedora
Description: Fedora release 8 (Werewolf)
Release: 8
Codename: Werewolf


model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
cpu MHz : 2399.970
cpu MHz : 2399.970



======== free ==========
total used free shared buffers
cached
Mem: 1027496 527928 499568 0 17500
174208
-/+ buffers/cache: 336220 691276
Swap: 2031608 0 2031608


Default run level is 5

======== chkconfig --list ==========
Double check if /avahi/ needs to be disabled on boot
avahi-daemon 0ff 1ff 2ff 3n 4n 5n 6ff
ConsoleKit 0ff 1ff 2n 3n 4n 5n 6ff
NetworkManager 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
NetworkManagerDispatcher 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
acpid 0ff 1ff 2n 3n 4n 5n 6ff
anacron 0ff 1ff 2n 3n 4n 5n 6ff
atd 0ff 1ff 2ff 3n 4n 5n 6ff
auditd 0ff 1ff 2n 3n 4n 5n 6ff
autofs 0ff 1ff 2ff 3n 4n 5n 6ff
avahi-daemon 0ff 1ff 2ff 3n 4n 5n 6ff
bluetooth 0ff 1ff 2n 3n 4n 5n 6ff
btseed 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
bttrack 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
capi 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
cpuspeed 0ff 1n 2n 3n 4n 5n 6ff
crond 0ff 1ff 2n 3n 4n 5n 6ff
cups 0ff 1ff 2n 3n 4n 5n 6ff
dund 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
firstboot 0ff 1ff 2ff 3n 4ff 5n 6ff
gpm 0ff 1ff 2n 3n 4n 5ff 6ff
haldaemon 0ff 1ff 2ff 3n 4n 5n 6ff
httpd 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
ip6tables 0ff 1ff 2n 3n 4n 5n 6ff
iptables 0ff 1ff 2n 3n 4n 5n 6ff
irda 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
irqbalance 0ff 1ff 2ff 3n 4n 5n 6ff
isdn 0ff 1ff 2n 3n 4n 5n 6ff
kudzu 0ff 1ff 2ff 3n 4n 5n 6ff
lm_sensors 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
mdmonitor 0ff 1ff 2n 3n 4n 5n 6ff
messagebus 0ff 1ff 2n 3n 4n 5n 6ff
microcode_ctl 0ff 1ff 2n 3n 4n 5n 6ff
multipathd 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
netconsole 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
netfs 0ff 1ff 2ff 3n 4n 5n 6ff
netplugd 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
network 0ff 1ff 2n 3n 4n 5n 6ff
nfs 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
nfslock 0ff 1ff 2ff 3n 4n 5n 6ff
nscd 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
ntpd 0ff 1ff 2ff 3n 4ff 5n 6ff
pand 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
pcscd 0ff 1ff 2n 3n 4n 5n 6ff
psacct 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
rdisc 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
restorecond 0ff 1ff 2n 3n 4n 5n 6ff
rpcbind 0ff 1ff 2n 3n 4n 5n 6ff
rpcgssd 0ff 1ff 2ff 3n 4n 5n 6ff
rpcidmapd 0ff 1ff 2ff 3n 4n 5n 6ff
rpcsvcgssd 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
rsyslog 0ff 1ff 2n 3n 4n 5n 6ff
saslauthd 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
sendmail 0ff 1ff 2n 3n 4n 5ff 6ff
setroubleshoot 0ff 1ff 2ff 3n 4n 5n 6ff
smartd 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
smolt 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
sshd 0ff 1ff 2n 3n 4n 5n 6ff
udev-post 0ff 1ff 2ff 3n 4n 5n 6ff
winbind 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
wpa_supplicant 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
ypbind 0ff 1ff 2ff 3ff 4ff 5ff 6ff
yum-updatesd 0ff 1ff 2n 3n 4n 5n 6ff
======== grep hosts: /etc/nsswitch.conf ==========
#hosts: db files nisplus nis dns
hosts: files dns
======== grep -v '^#' /etc/resolv.conf ==========
nameserver 29.25.5.60
nameserver 29.25.5.61
======== hostname --fqdn ==========
XENON
======== grep eth /etc/mod*.conf ==========
alias eth0 forcedeth
alias eth1 forcedeth
======== grep -v '^#' /etc/host.conf ==========
order hosts,bind
================ ifconfig -a ==============
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1A:92:6B:ED:4B
inet addr:192.168.1.118 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:
255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::21a:92ff:fe6b:ed4b/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:510 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:43923 (42.8 KiB)
Interrupt:22 Base address:0xc000

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1A:92:6B:F9:03
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:21 Base address:0x4000

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:4594 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:4594 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:239914 (234.2 KiB) TX bytes:239914 (234.2 KiB)

============== route -n =================
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref
Use Iface
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0
0 eth0
169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0
0 eth0
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0
0 eth0
======== cat /etc/sysconfig/network ==========
NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=XENON
========== head -15 /etc/hosts ===========
# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1 XENON localhost.localdomain localhost
::1 localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6

192.168.1.1
192.168.1.117 oxygen

=== dmesg | grep eth0 | grep -v SRC= ===
eth0: forcedeth.c: subsystem: 01043:cb84 bound to 0000:00:11.0
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
eth0: Got tx_timeout. irq: 00000032
eth0: Ring at 3dac2000
eth0: Dumping tx registers
eth0: Dumping tx ring
NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
eth0: Got tx_timeout. irq: 00000032
eth0: Ring at 3dac2000
eth0: Dumping tx registers
eth0: Dumping tx ring
=== grep eth0 /var/log/messages | tail -10 ===
Dec 2 22:18:51 XENON kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed
out
Dec 2 22:18:51 XENON kernel: eth0: Got tx_timeout. irq: 00000032
Dec 2 22:18:51 XENON kernel: eth0: Ring at 3dac2000
Dec 2 22:18:51 XENON kernel: eth0: Dumping tx registers
Dec 2 22:18:51 XENON kernel: eth0: Dumping tx ring
Dec 2 22:27:01 XENON kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed
out
Dec 2 22:27:01 XENON kernel: eth0: Got tx_timeout. irq: 00000032
Dec 2 22:27:01 XENON kernel: eth0: Ring at 3dac2000
Dec 2 22:27:01 XENON kernel: eth0: Dumping tx registers
Dec 2 22:27:01 XENON kernel: eth0: Dumping tx ring
======== cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 ==========
# nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=none
HWADDR=00:1a:92:6b:ed:4b
ONBOOT=yes
DHCP_HOSTNAME=XENON
TYPE=Ethernet
USERCTL=no
IPV6INIT=no
PEERDNS=yes
IPADDR=192.168.1.118
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
======== cat /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth0 ==========
# nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=none
HWADDR=00:1a:92:6b:ed:4b
ONBOOT=yes
DHCP_HOSTNAME=XENON
TYPE=Ethernet
USERCTL=no
IPV6INIT=no
PEERDNS=yes
IPADDR=192.168.1.118
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
======== cat /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/ifcfg-eth0
==========
# nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=none
HWADDR=00:1a:92:6b:ed:4b
ONBOOT=yes
DHCP_HOSTNAME=XENON
TYPE=Ethernet
USERCTL=no
IPV6INIT=no
PEERDNS=yes
IPADDR=192.168.1.118
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
======== tail -18 /var/lib/dhclient/dhclient-eth0.leases ==========
=== dmesg | grep eth1 | grep -v SRC= ===
eth1: forcedeth.c: subsystem: 01043:cb84 bound to 0000:00:12.0
=== grep eth1 /var/log/messages | tail -10 ===
Dec 1 17:37:20 XENON system-config-network[3618]: -+ //etc/
modprobe.conf #011eth1 alias forcedeth
Dec 1 17:37:20 XENON system-config-network[3618]: chmod 0644 //etc/
sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth1
Dec 1 17:37:30 XENON system-config-network[3618]: -+ //etc/
modprobe.conf #011eth1 alias forcedeth
Dec 1 17:37:30 XENON system-config-network[3618]: chmod 0644 //etc/
sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth1
Dec 1 17:39:09 XENON kernel: eth1: forcedeth.c: subsystem: 01043:cb84
bound to 0000:00:12.0
Dec 2 01:43:37 XENON kernel: eth1: forcedeth.c: subsystem: 01043:cb84
bound to 0000:00:12.0
Dec 2 14:19:57 XENON kernel: eth1: forcedeth.c: subsystem: 01043:cb84
bound to 0000:00:12.0
Dec 2 16:06:24 XENON kernel: eth1: forcedeth.c: subsystem: 01043:cb84
bound to 0000:00:12.0
Dec 2 21:07:36 XENON kernel: eth1: forcedeth.c: subsystem: 01043:cb84
bound to 0000:00:12.0
Dec 2 22:12:26 XENON kernel: eth1: forcedeth.c: subsystem: 01043:cb84
bound to 0000:00:12.0
======== cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1 ==========
# nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet
DEVICE=eth1
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
HWADDR=00:1A:92:6B:F9:03
ONBOOT=no
DHCP_HOSTNAME=XENON
TYPE=Ethernet
======== cat /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth1 ==========
# nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet
DEVICE=eth1
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
HWADDR=00:1A:92:6B:F9:03
ONBOOT=no
DHCP_HOSTNAME=XENON
TYPE=Ethernet
======== cat /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/ifcfg-eth1
==========
# nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet
DEVICE=eth1
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
HWADDR=00:1A:92:6B:F9:03
ONBOOT=no
DHCP_HOSTNAME=XENON
TYPE=Ethernet
=== dmesg | grep eth2 | grep -v SRC= ===
=== grep eth2 /var/log/messages | tail -10 ===
========= cd /etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d ; ls -al ========
total 16
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2007-10-27 01:23 .
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2007-10-27 01:23 ..
==== end of config/network data dump =======


Again, thank you for your help.

On Sun, 2 Dec 2007 19:55:29 -0800 (PST), Phi wrote:
> ======== lsb_release -a ==========
> LSB Version: :core-3.1-amd64:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-

Guessing a 64 bit install, not a 32 bit install

> ======== chkconfig --list ==========
> avahi-daemon 0ff 1ff 2ff 3n 4n 5n 6ff

Disable the avahi-daemon from booting. You do not need it running.
The command to do so is:

chkconfig --del avahi-daemon

> ======== hostname --fqdn ==========
> XENON

Some daemon/services like a FQDN or they will not run, more about that later.


> ================ ifconfig -a ==============
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1A:92:6B:ED:4B
> inet addr:192.168.1.118 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:
> 255.255.255.0
> inet6 addr: fe80::21a:92ff:fe6b:ed4b/64 Scope:Link
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:510 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

At least you have some TX packets this time.

> ======== cat /etc/sysconfig/network ==========
> NETWORKING=yes
> HOSTNAME=XENON

Here is where I suggest giving your node a Fully Qualified Domain Name
(FQDN). I would make it HOSTNAME=xenon.mylan.invalid

Not part of you problem but can help later. Your webserver, Mail
Transport Agent (postfix), print daemon (cups), usenet reader
(tin).... need a FQDN.

You can change .mylan to whatever you like, do leave the .invalid.


> ========== head -15 /etc/hosts ===========
> # Do not remove the following line, or various programs
> # that require network functionality will fail.
> 127.0.0.1 XENON localhost.localdomain localhost
>::1 localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6
>
> 192.168.1.1
> 192.168.1.117 oxygen


I see you did not take/make my recommendation.
Change /etc/hosts to look as follows:

# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1 xenon.mylan.invalid xenon localhost.localdomain localhost
::1 localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6

192.168.1.1 gateway
192.168.1.117 oxygen


Dang it, for some reason, the command
mii-tool -v eth0
or ethtool eth0

did not run. No idea why. but may indicate module to drive nic
is not working and is the problem. Do try both commands to see if you
get any indication why they did not work.

> ======== cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 ==========

> IPADDR=192.168.1.118

Just for fun, I would try changing ip address to 192.168.1.130
using the gui network configuration tool.

I am not sure if upline device will talk to 192.168.1.118 if Windows
did not release the dhcp lease.

I am at a loss to see where else the problem may be.

I do know, Micro$not did an update to my onboard Realtek Semiconductor
RTL-8139 nic and linux was no longer able to use the nic.

I wiped windows partition, reinstalled XP Home, did all updates minus
the network driver update, and linux was able to use the nic.

Of course, I had installed a LinkSys nic until I figured out what happened.

Thank you for your response. I checked the script you sent, and it
appeared to include the ethtool commands. I extracted that section and
simplified it so that it generated the following file.

Some of the information on the web indicates that there have been
problems with forcedeth. Is there any way to check the forcedeth
driver to see if it is working?

Again, thank you for your help.


start processing
Note: ethtool works, mii-tool does not
======== ethtool eth0 ==========
Settings for eth0:
Supported ports: [ MII ]
Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
Speed: 100Mb/s
Duplex: Full
Port: MII
PHYAD: 19
Transceiver: external
Auto-negotiation: on
Supports Wake-on: g
Wake-on: d
Link detected: yes
=== dmesg | grep eth0 | grep -v SRC= ===
eth0: forcedeth.c: subsystem: 01043:cb84 bound to 0000:00:11.0
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
eth0: Got tx_timeout. irq: 00000032
eth0: Ring at 3d540000
eth0: Dumping tx registers
eth0: Dumping tx ring
NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
eth0: Got tx_timeout. irq: 00000032
eth0: Ring at 3d540000
eth0: Dumping tx registers
eth0: Dumping tx ring
NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
eth0: Got tx_timeout. irq: 00000032
eth0: Ring at 3d540000
eth0: Dumping tx registers
eth0: Dumping tx ring
NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
eth0: Got tx_timeout. irq: 00000032
eth0: Ring at 3d540000
eth0: Dumping tx registers
eth0: Dumping tx ring
NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
eth0: Got tx_timeout. irq: 00000032
eth0: Ring at 3d540000
eth0: Dumping tx registers
eth0: Dumping tx ring
=== grep eth0 /var/log/messages | tail -10 ===
# nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=none
HWADDR=00:1a:92:6b:ed:4b
ONBOOT=yes
DHCP_HOSTNAME=XENON
TYPE=Ethernet
USERCTL=no
IPV6INIT=no
PEERDNS=yes
IPADDR=192.168.1.118
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
# nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=none
HWADDR=00:1a:92:6b:ed:4b
ONBOOT=yes
DHCP_HOSTNAME=XENON
TYPE=Ethernet
USERCTL=no
IPV6INIT=no
PEERDNS=yes
IPADDR=192.168.1.118
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
# nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=none
HWADDR=00:1a:92:6b:ed:4b
ONBOOT=yes
DHCP_HOSTNAME=XENON
TYPE=Ethernet
USERCTL=no
IPV6INIT=no
PEERDNS=yes
IPADDR=192.168.1.118
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
cat: /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth-id-00:1a:92:6b:ed:4b: Not a
directory
tail: cannot open `/var/lib/dhcp/dhclient-eth0.leases' for reading: No
such file or directory
tail: cannot open `/etc/dhcpc/dhcpcd-eth0.info' for reading: No such
file or directory
======== ethtool eth1 ==========
Settings for eth1:
Supported ports: [ MII ]
Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
Speed: Unknown! (65535)
Duplex: Unknown! (255)
Port: MII
PHYAD: 19
Transceiver: external
Auto-negotiation: on
Supports Wake-on: g
Wake-on: d
Link detected: no
=== dmesg | grep eth1 | grep -v SRC= ===
eth1: forcedeth.c: subsystem: 01043:cb84 bound to 0000:00:12.0
=== grep eth1 /var/log/messages | tail -10 ===
# nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet
DEVICE=eth1
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
HWADDR=00:1A:92:6B:F9:03
ONBOOT=no
DHCP_HOSTNAME=XENON
TYPE=Ethernet
# nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet
DEVICE=eth1
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
HWADDR=00:1A:92:6B:F9:03
ONBOOT=no
DHCP_HOSTNAME=XENON
TYPE=Ethernet
# nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet
DEVICE=eth1
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
HWADDR=00:1A:92:6B:F9:03
ONBOOT=no
DHCP_HOSTNAME=XENON
TYPE=Ethernet
cat: /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth-id-00:1a:92:6b:f9:03: Not a
directory
tail: cannot open `/var/lib/dhcp/dhclient-eth1.leases' for reading: No
such file or directory
tail: cannot open `/var/lib/dhclient/dhclient-eth1.leases' for
reading: No such file or directory
tail: cannot open `/etc/dhcpc/dhcpcd-eth1.info' for reading: No such
file or directory
======== ethtool eth2 ==========
Settings for eth2:
Cannot get device settings: No such device
Cannot get wake-on-lan settings: No such device
Cannot get message level: No such device
Cannot get link status: No such device
No data available
=== dmesg | grep eth2 | grep -v SRC= ===
=== grep eth2 /var/log/messages | tail -10 ===
cat: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth2: No such file or
directory
cat: /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth2: No such file or
directory
cat: /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/ifcfg-eth2: No such
file or directory
eth2: error fetching interface information: Device not found
eth2: error fetching interface information: Device not found
BASH=/bin/bash
BASH_ARGC=()
BASH_ARGV=()
BASH_LINENO=([0]="0")
BASH_SOURCE=([0]="./ethtool.txt")
BASH_VERSINFO=([0]="3" [1]="2" [2]="25" [3]="1" [4]="release" [5]="x86_64-
redhat-linux-gnu")
BASH_VERSION='3.2.25(1)-release'
COLORTERM=gnome-terminal
DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-
pr4FJfyLBa,guid=7f44c6c6c92910ebacf399004754775a
DESKTOP_SESSION=default
DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID=
DIRSTACK=()
DISPLAY=:0.0
EUID=0
GDMSESSION=default
GDM_LANG=en_US.UTF-8
GDM_XSERVER_LOCATION=local
GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID=Default
GNOME_KEYRING_PID=2655
GNOME_KEYRING_SOCKET=/tmp/keyring-U89zhf/socket
GROUPS=()
GTK_MODULES=gnomebreakpad
GTK_RC_FILES=/etc/gtk/gtkrc:/root/.gtkrc-1.2-gnome2
G_BROKEN_FILENAMES=1
HISTSIZE=1000
HOME=/root
HOSTNAME=XENON
HOSTTYPE=x86_64
IFS=$' \t\n'
INPUTRC=/etc/inputrc
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
LESSOPEN='|/usr/bin/lesspipe.sh %s'
LOGNAME=root
LS_COLORS='no=00:fi=00:di=00;34:ln=00;36i=40;33: so=00;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01r=01;05;37;41:mi =01;05;37;41:ex=00;32:*.cmd=00;32:*.exe=00;32:*.co m=00;32:*.btm=00;32:*.bat=00;32:*.sh=00;32:*.csh=0 0;32:*.tar=00;31:*.tgz=00;31:*.arj=00;31:*.taz=00; 31:*.lzh=00;31:*.zip=00;31:*.z=00;31:*.Z=00;31:*.g z=00;31:*.bz2=00;31:*.bz=00;31:*.tz=00;31:*.rpm=00 ;31:*.cpio=00;31:*.jpg=00;35:*.gif=00;35:*.bmp=00; 35:*.xbm=00;35:*.xpm=00;35:*.png=00;35:*.tif=00;35 :'
MACHTYPE=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu
MAIL=/var/spool/mail/root
OPTERR=1
OPTIND=1
OSTYPE=linux-gnu
PATH=/usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/
bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/root/bin
PIPESTATUS=([0]="1")
PPID=3651
PS4='+ '
PWD=/temp
SESSION_MANAGER=local/unix:@/tmp/.ICE-unix/2656,unix/unix:/tmp/.ICE-
unix/2656
SHELL=/bin/bash
SHELLOPTS=braceexpand:hashall:interactive-comments
SHLVL=3
SSH_AGENT_PID=2706
SSH_ASKPASS=/usr/libexec/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpass
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-geCodI2656/agent.2656
TERM=xterm
UID=0
USER=root
WINDOWID=52446567
WINDOWPATH=7
XAUTHORITY=/tmp/.gdmY1I62T
XDG_DATA_DIRS=/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/:/usr/share/gdm/
XDG_SESSION_COOKIE=9667b29d748022a6a59a6e0047504e0 0-1196717913.715928-1405831146
_=eth2
nic=2
cat: /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth-id-00:1a:92:6b:f9:03: Not a
directory
tail: cannot open `/var/lib/dhcp/dhclient-eth2.leases' for reading: No
such file or directory
tail: cannot open `/var/lib/dhclient/dhclient-eth2.leases' for
reading: No such file or directory
tail: cannot open `/etc/dhcpc/dhcpcd-eth2.info' for reading: No such
file or directory

On Mon, 3 Dec 2007, in the Usenet newsgroup comp.os.linux.networking, in
article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Bit Twister wrote:

>Phi wrote:

>> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1A:92:6B:ED:4B

>Dang it, for some reason, the command
> mii-tool -v eth0
>or ethtool eth
>
>did not run. No idea why. but may indicate module to drive nic
>is not working and is the problem. Do try both commands to see if you
>get any indication why they did not work.

[compton ~]$ etherwhois 00:1A:92
00-1A-92 (hex) ASUSTek COMPUTER INC.
001A92 (base 16) ASUSTek COMPUTER INC.
No.5 Shing Yeh Street,Kwei Shan Haiang,Tao Yuan
Taipei 333
TAIWAN, REPUBLIC OF CHINA
[compton ~]$

No indication of what type of card, but at least the kernel can talk to
it. Two possibilities - card doesn't support Mii-tools, or the desired
binaries aren't installed.

>I do know, Micro$not did an update to my onboard Realtek Semiconductor
>RTL-8139 nic and linux was no longer able to use the nic.

How long ago? Early in the life of the 8139 driver, there was a problem
with the power management. From a long forgotten post to c.o.l.n:

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>So once again I booted up the machine in Windows (98 SE) and then
>rebooted into Linux again and ... the hardware adress was once again 0.
>Shutting down the power and the booting up in Linux again gives the card
>the right address again.

This can be solved by using the 'pci-scan' module and updated driver
from
http://www.scyld.com/network/updates.html

You have a RTL8139B or RTL8139C with PCI power management.
Windows leaves PCI power management capable devices in D3-warm power
state. Neither the BIOS nor Linux knows about PCI power management.
The 'pci-scan' module, combined with the updated driver set, knows how
to restore the device to full power "D0" state before using it.
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Old guy

On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 14:55:23 -0800 (PST), Phi wrote:

> Some of the information on the web indicates that there have been
> problems with forcedeth. Is there any way to check the forcedeth
> driver to see if it is working?

I would guess
ping -c 1 192.168.1.118

can you ping any other box, say 192.168.1.117


> Note: ethtool works, mii-tool does not

You can remove the mii-tool if statement then.

> ======== ethtool eth0 ==========
> Settings for eth0:
> Speed: 100Mb/s
> Duplex: Full
> Link detected: yes

There is what I was after. ehtool seems to indicate nothing wrong
as far as the card goes under linux.

> IPADDR=192.168.1.118

Looks like you did not take my suggestion to change ip address to
192.168.1.130

On Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:06:29 -0600, Moe Trin wrote:
>
>>I do know, Micro$not did an update to my onboard Realtek Semiconductor
>>RTL-8139 nic and linux was no longer able to use the nic.
>
> How long ago? Early in the life of the 8139 driver, there was a problem
> with the power management. From a long forgotten post to c.o.l.n:


Guessing September or October 2008. I even powered off the system.
Did not think to remove power cord.

Does pinging the card's ip address test the RX/TX chips/code?