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I am in the same case as Robert Goldman. The line
"MII_NOT_SUPPORTED=yes" has made my eth0 is working now.
But my case was a little more strange, because if I wanted to ping, the
network was unreachable, and if I wrote two lines ("ifconfig ..." and
"route add...") the connection was OK! This is the behavior I got:
# ping 192.168.0.1
connect: Network is unreachable
# ifconfig eth0 inet 192.168.0.99 netmask 255.255.255.0
# ping 192.168.0.1
PING 192.168.0.1 (192.168.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=1.17 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=0.691 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=0.650 ms
--- 192.168.0.1 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2008ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.650/0.839/1.177/0.240 ms
# ping www.mandrakelinux.com
connect: Network is unreachable
# route add default gw 192.168.0.1
# ping www.mandrakelinux.com
PING www.mandrakelinux.com (80.67.180.164) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 80.67.180.164: icmp_seq=1 ttl=47 time=106 ms
64 bytes from 80.67.180.164: icmp_seq=2 ttl=47 time=106 ms
64 bytes from 80.67.180.164: icmp_seq=3 ttl=47 time=103 ms
--- www.mandrakelinux.com ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 5633ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 103.233/105.372/106.508/1.536 ms
# service network restart
Desactivando interfaz eth0: [ OK ]
Desactivando interfaz loopback: [ OK ]
Configurando par�metros de red: [ OK ]
Activando interfaz loopback: [ OK ]
Activando interfaz eth0: [FALLO ]
# ping 192.168.0.1
connect: Network is unreachable
# cat /etc/sysconfig/network
HOSTNAME=maestro
NETWORKING=yes
GATEWAY=192.168.0.1
GATEWAYDEV=eth0
# cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=static
IPADDR=192.168.0.99
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
NETWORK=192.168.0.0
BROADCAST=192.168.0.255
ONBOOT=yes
#tail -15 /var/log/messages
sep 23 20:21:38 maestro su(pam_unix)[5273]: session opened for user root
by (uid=501 euid=0 tty= ruser=knocte rhost= user=root
Sep 23 20:22:01 maestro CROND[5321]: (root) CMD (
/usr/share/msec/promisc_check.sh)
Sep 23 20:23:00 maestro CROND[5345]: (root) CMD (
/usr/share/msec/promisc_check.sh)
Sep 23 20:24:00 maestro CROND[5355]: (root) CMD (
/usr/share/msec/promisc_check.sh)
Sep 23 20:25:00 maestro CROND[5367]: (root) CMD (
/usr/share/msec/promisc_check.sh)
sep 23 20:25:12 maestro ifdown: RTNETLINK answers: Network is
unreachable
sep 23 20:25:12 maestro network: Desactivando interfaz eth0: succeeded
Sep 23 20:25:13 maestro ifplugd(eth0)[3610]: Exiting.
sep 23 20:25:14 maestro network: Desactivando interfaz loopback:
succeeded
sep 23 20:25:14 maestro network: Configurando par�metros de red:
succeeded
sep 23 20:25:16 maestro network: Activando interfaz loopback: succeeded
Sep 23 20:25:16 maestro ifplugd(eth0)[5945]: Using interface
eth0/00:60:08:5D:B9:DB with driver <3c59x> (version: LK1.1.18-ac)
Sep 23 20:25:16 maestro ifplugd(eth0)[5945]: Using detection mode:
SIOCGMIIPHY
Sep 23 20:25:16 maestro ifplugd(eth0)[5945]: ifplugd 0.15 successfully
initialized, link beat not detected.
sep 23 20:25:16 maestro network: Activando interfaz eth0: failed
So, my network only was working when I typed the manual configuration
with ifconfig and route, but when the system starts the eth0 didn't
work.
>Most users would be expected to try this route first, before messing
>with a config file for ifplugd.
Well, I don't know if I am a "most user", but I am relatively new to
Linux (and my first time installing Mandrake), and I have been
investigating this problem for 2 days, and finally I have found the
solution of "MII_NOT_SUPPORTED=yes" before messing with the expert
mode.
The version I have installed is Mandrake 9.2 RC2, and one of the things
that avoided me to find information is that, if I go to the menu
"Documentation", submenu "Help", the "help:/khelpcenter/index.html" is
launched, with the followin result: "The requested help file could not
be found. Check that you have installed the documentation". And I can
answer that, on the installation, I am sure I checked to install the
documentation.
Other thing that happens to me about this is that, if I click on the
link to "Documentation" placed on the window titled "Welcome to
Mandrake Linux" that opens at the beggining of the session, the systems
asks me if I want to install the documentation because it is not
installed on my system. If I answer yes, I have to enter the root
password. If I do it and press "Accept", after a few seconds, a window
opens which tells me "/usr/share/doc/mandrake/es/Starter.html/index.html
can't be showed. There is not any help entrance of this type".
So, how can a normal user obtain help about this? Perhaps this issue
about the documentation/help should open a new bug?
At least, I think that the line "MII_NOT_SUPPORTED=yes" should be added
to the default file ifcfg-eth0 as a comment (with '#'), so as the people
who see it could try to uncomment the line if they have problems
(perhaps also a note like "uncomment the following line if you have
problems starting the network service" would be helpful).
Regards.
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Version - Mandrake 9.1rc2
This bug is similar to bug 2088 and 2932. With two different computers, I can ping
and access other computers on the network, but cannot connect to the Internet. The
appropriate tool for correction is drakconnect. Mandrake Control Center->Network &
Internet->Connection.
In /var/log/syslog, when trying to run drakconnect, the log file shows:
network: Shutting down loopback interface: succeeded
network: Setting network parameters: succeeded
ifup: RTNETLINK answers: no such device
network: Bringing up loopback interface: succeeded
ifplugd [9073] Warning: Could not get interface address
ifplugd [9073] Using interface eth0/00:01:03:8C:E0:D9 with driver 3c59x LK1.1.18-ac
ifplugd [9073] ETHTOOL_GLINK failed: Operation not supported
ifplugd [9073] Executing '/etc/ifplugd/ifplugd.action eth0 up'.
CROND [9114] (mail) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/lib/mailman/cron/grunner)
CROND [9114] (mail) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/lib/mailman/cron/gate_news)
dhclient DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
dhclient DHCPACK from 192.168.1.1
dhclient bout to 192.168.1.101 -- renewal in 32953 seconds
ifplugd [9073] client: Determining IP information for eth0 ... done.
ifplugd [9073] Program executed successfully.
network: Bringing up interface eth0: succeeded
CROND[9216] (mail) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/lib/mailman/cron/qrunner)
CROND[9231] (mail) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/lib/mailman/cron/qrunner)
ifplugd [9073] Link beat lost
ifplugd [9073] Executing '/etc/ifplugd/ifplugd.action eth0 down'.
ifplugd [9073] Program executed successfully.
Does it establish a connection at all? - I have two computers, a laptop and a desktop
both running Mandrake 9.1rc2. Yesterday, and for a few weeks, the Compaq Presario
desktop was connected to the Internet using Mandrake 9.1rc2. Today the desktop will
no longer connect to the Internet. Yesterday, I loaded the laptop running Mandrake
9.0, with Mandrake 9.1rc2, and the Dell C600 laptop can no longer connect to the
Internet, although both computers can access, and ping other computers running on an
internal network. I was able to connect and use a VNC with the Dell C600 laptop
running Mandrake 9.1rc2. This bug is limited to establishing an Internet connection.
In which situation does it fail? - Currently both my Dell C600 Laptop and on the
Compaq Presario 5423 desktop systems fail on every occasion in trying to connect to
the Internet. I have tried at least 10 times on both machines, with a variety of
cables and configurations. After trying to use drakconnect, a typical error log at
/var/log/syslog is listed above.
How exactly are you trying to connect to the Internet? - The Compaq Presario 5423
desktop has a static IP on a shared T1 line. I tried to connect the Compaq Presario
5423 directly to the Internet, and also through a Linksys BEFSX41 Firewall/Switch.
What is surprising is that on March 18, 2003, and in the several weeks before this
date, this computer was able to connect, and was connecting on the Internet using
Mandrake 9.1rc2. The connection failed on March 19, 2003. I may have added an
additional application which is causing the conflict, but cannot recall any specific
applications causing the problem. The Dell C600 laptop was connecting to the Internet
through a DSL router. I made a fresh install on the Dell c600 laptop, and from its
install it has not been able to connect to the Internet.
#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 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0
lo
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0
eth0
#ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:01:03:8C:E0:D9
inet addr:192.168.1.101 Bcast: 192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU: 1500 Metric:1
RX packets:13050 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX Packets:6022 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:4 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:3832175 (3.6 Mb) TX bytes:723719 (706.7 Kb)
Interrupt:11 Base address:0xd400
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:12960 errors:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:12960 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:802492 (783.6 Kb) TX bytes 802492 (783.6 Kb)
#ping 192.168.1.1
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.773 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.238 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.212 ms
Are you running a firewall? Have you configured a firewall? - On both computers, I
have attempted to connect the machines directly to the Internet, and have disabled
Mandrake's firewall feature in Mandrake 9.1rc2. I have also tried to connect the
computers through Linksys firewall/Switch boxes. Neither connection will work. On
March 19, 2002, I brought the Dell laptop to another connection, where I had a
computer with Mandrake 9.0 connected to the Internet. I removed the ethernet cable
from the computer running 9.0, and plugged it into the laptop running 9.1rc2, and the
laptop would not connect to the Internet. I then returned the ethernet cable to the
computer running Mandrake 9.0, and that computer was still able to connect to the
Internet.
Walt Pennington
