THis has some really good info on setting up the nic.. Don't use the manager gui.
http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.7/html/man/man9/hm2_eth.9.html Also - you need to be using 2.7+ of linuxcnc for Ethernet support. sam On 4/8/2015 9:56 AM, Rick Lair wrote: > A few questions, on setting up a network connection and static IP > > 1. Should I use the Network Manager GUI, or should I modify the the > /etc/network/interface file thru the terminal? > > 2. I have tried both of the above, and cannot get anything to come up > under eth0 on the printout of /sbin/config -a. I looked at my test > machine in my office, and that printout shows the eth0. Should I delete > the Network manager utility, I see issues where one interferes with the > other? > > 3. If I plug a network cable into the Ethernet port on the MB, shouldn't > it recognize it's connected, and start working on its own? > I pulled the board out, went in the office, threw together > a PS, and peripherals, and it will not do anything network wise when > plugging it into our network. > > > Here I go again, climbing another almost vertical learning curve. > > Rick > > > > On 4/7/2015 2:36 PM, Peter C. Wallace wrote: >> On Tue, 7 Apr 2015, Rick Lair wrote: >> >>> Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2015 14:14:58 -0400 >>> From: Rick Lair <r...@superiorroll.com> >>> To: Peter Wallace <p...@mesanet.com> >>> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 7i80 Setup ( Was PNCConf setup) >>> >>> I don't know if the SF server crashed or what, but here is the >>> printout you asked about. >>> >>> Here is my printout, >>> >>> greenmill@greenmill:~$ /sbin/ifconfig -a >>> 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:1894 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 >>> TX packets:1894 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 >>> collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 >>> RX bytes:113732 (111.0 KiB) TX bytes:113732 (111.0 KiB) >>> >>> wlan1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 54:27:1e:61:b9:6f >>> inet addr:192.168.1.142 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 >>> inet6 addr: fe80::5627:1eff:fe61:b96f/64 Scope:Link >>> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 >>> RX packets:34073 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 >>> TX packets:11010 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 >>> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 >>> RX bytes:6970707 (6.6 MiB) TX bytes:1200489 (1.1 MiB) >>> >>> greenmill@greenmill:~$ >> OK so its not terribly suprising that you cant communicate with the >> 7I80 since you have no active Ethernet interface, only active >> interfaces are your WIFI and the loopback interface. >> >> I would launch the network manager, select wired and then add a >> configuration for a static IP address on the available Ethernet NIC >> >> >> Note that for initial communication (until you setup the 7I80's EEPROM >> address to 10.10.10.10 and move W2 to select the new address) you will >> have to disable your wireless since its IP address range overlaps the >> 7I80s default IP address >> >> >> >> >>> >>> And the W1 and W2 jumpers haven't been touched, they are in the >>> bottom position. >>> >>> Rick >>> >>> >> Peter Wallace >> Mesa Electronics >> >> (\__/) >> (='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your >> (")_(") signature to help him gain world domination. >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BPM Camp - Free Virtual Workshop May 6th at 10am PDT/1PM EDT Develop your own process in accordance with the BPMN 2 standard Learn Process modeling best practices with Bonita BPM through live exercises http://www.bonitasoft.com/be-part-of-it/events/bpm-camp-virtual- event?utm_ source=Sourceforge_BPM_Camp_5_6_15&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=VA_SF _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
