help, could not bring up a network interface

hello all,

I've got a problem to bring up a network interface.

ifconfig usbf
say :
usbf Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr B8:77:13:5E:80:12
inet addr:10.0.0.12 Mask:255.255.255.0
[NO FLAGS] 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:100
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

but ifconfig usbf up
say :
SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such device

have U got an idea for investigation ?

thx
cyrille


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Cyrille <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> hello all,
>
> I've got a problem to bring up a network interface.
>
> ifconfig usbf
> say :
> usbf Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr B8:77:13:5E:80:12
> inet addr:10.0.0.12 Mask:255.255.255.0
> [NO FLAGS] 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:100
> RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

Hmmm, the NO FLAGS bit is somewhat worrysome. What kind of NIC do you
have?

What driver are you using?

What kernel version are you using (uname -r)?

> but ifconfig usbf up
> say :
> SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such device

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>> ifconfig usbf
>> say :
>> usbf Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr B8:77:13:5E:80:12
>> inet addr:10.0.0.12 Mask:255.255.255.0
>> [NO FLAGS] 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:100
>> RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
>
> Hmmm, the NO FLAGS bit is somewhat worrysome. What kind of NIC do you
> have?

Linux familiar 2.4.19-rmk6-pxa1-hh30 #3 Wed Nov 12 11:07:41 EST 2003 armv4l unknown

sa1100usb_core.o

cyrille


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"Cameron Kerr" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Cyrille <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > hello all,
> >
> > I've got a problem to bring up a network interface.
> >
> > ifconfig usbf
> > say :
> > usbf Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr B8:77:13:5E:80:12
> > inet addr:10.0.0.12 Mask:255.255.255.0
> > [NO FLAGS] 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:100
> > RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
>
> Hmmm, the NO FLAGS bit is somewhat worrysome. What kind of NIC do you
> have?
>
> What driver are you using?
>
> What kernel version are you using (uname -r)?
>
> > but ifconfig usbf up
> > say :
> > SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such device

The OP's results (NO FLAGS) just indicates that the interface is not "up"
which should be the first flag present on that line of the output. See man
ifconfig.

JW