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<br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div>> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:18:30 -0800<br>> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Cannot Get Back Ethernet Connection<br>> From: tjaviss-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org<br>> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org<br>> <br>> That's the one. I find that if it's wrong, you end up with an invalid<br>> eth0 device that isn't using your driver, and then an eth1 device that<br>> doesn't work, etc<br>> You might also want to look for the following in /etc/modprobe.conf or<br>> /etc/modprobe.d/0<br>> alias eth0 SOMETHING (a driver other than forcedeth)<br><br>I can't find /etc/modprobe.conf nor /etc/modprobe.d/0. <br><br>> <br>> More stuff<br>> when you do "lsmod | grep forcedeth" do you see a number of 1 or<br>> greater under "Used by"<br>I get a '0' <br>> <br>> When booting an older kernel, does it work (bad forcedeth module?)<br><br>It doesn't connect with an older kernel either.<br><br>> Does "ethtool eth0" display a valid link/duplex speed (and an active link)<br><br>I don't see anything obviously wrong:<br><br>Settings for eth0:<br> Supported ports: [ MII ]<br> Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full <br> 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full <br> Supports auto-negotiation: Yes<br> Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full <br> 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full <br> Advertised pause frame use: No<br> Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes<br> Link partner advertised link modes: Not reported<br> Link partner advertised pause frame use: No<br> Link partner advertised auto-negotiation: No<br> Speed: 100Mb/s<br> Duplex: Full<br> Port: MII<br> PHYAD: 13<br> Transceiver: external<br> Auto-negotiation: on<br> Supports Wake-on: g<br> Wake-on: d<br> Link detected: yes<br><br>Is it time to reinstall?<br><br>John.<br><br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 8:49 AM, <john.moniz-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg@public.gmane.org> wrote:<br>> > Do you mean to delete the file /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules? I<br>> > don't see persistent-net-interfaces.<br>> ><br>> > ________________________________<br>> > Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:16:16 -0800<br>> > Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Cannot Get Back Ethernet Connection<br>> > From: tjaviss-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org<br>> > To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > try killing persistent-net-interfaces too in case it's wrong somehow<br>> > (/etc/udev/rules.d)<br>> > On Jan 27, 2012 7:14 AM, "ted leslie" <ted.leslie-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:<br>> ><br>> > Compare lspci -xx on the two linux os.<br>> > -tl<br>> > On Jan 27, 2012 10:08 AM, <john.moniz@sympatico.ca> wrote:<br>> ><br>> > Hello everyone;<br>> ><br>> > After many years of trouble free ethernet connections, I have now lost it<br>> > (in more ways than one) and cannot get an IP address on my Ubuntu set up.<br>> > The condensed version of this story is that it won't connect, regardless of<br>> > whether I try DHCP or static IP address. Ubuntu just won't give me an IP<br>> > address.<br>> ><br>> > On this same box, I also have Vista and Fedora. I am able to connect with<br>> > either, both with DHCP and static address configurations.<br>> ><br>> > Here's a comparison of "dmesg | grep eth" for both Fedora and Ubuntu.<br>> ><br>> > Fedora:<br>> > <snip><br>> > forcedeth 0000:00:07.0: irq 25 for MSI/MSI-X<br>> > eth0: no IPv6 routers present<br>> ><br>> > Ubuntu:<br>> > <snip><br>> > [ 480.187616] forcedeth 0000:00:07.0: irq 25 for MSI/MSI-X<br>> > [ 490.348024] eth0: no[ 480.187616] forcedeth 0000:00:07.0: irq 25 for<br>> > MSI/MSI-X<br>> > [ 490.348024] eth0: no IPv6 routers present<br>> > [ 611.855532] forcedeth 0000:00:07.0: irq 25 for MSI/MSI-X<br>> > [ 622.492015] eth0: no IPv6 routers present<br>> ><br>> > I don't like what I see from Ubuntu and I have a feeling that it's not good.<br>> > However, feelings don't fix things and I don't know where to go to fix it.<br>> > I've been at this for days...<br>> ><br>> > Any help would be appreciated. And I can expand the story if necessary, just<br>> > thought I'd zero in on the above first.<br>> ><br>> > Thanks,<br>> ><br>> > John.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> -- <br>> Tyler Aviss<br>> Systems Support<br>> LPIC/LPIC-2/DCTS/CLA<br><br></div> </div></body>
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