We will be changing cpu's in the next couple of weeks, and I'm using a network adaptor
that is built into
the current cpu (MP3000) for several Linux distributions. I have another adaptor in a
3172 that I'd like
to change to. I need to change 3 distributions - Marist, Suse 7.0 and Suse 7.2. I've
tried changing Suse
7.0 using Yast, and managed to make a mess of it -- twice. After rebooting, I no
longer had a network
connection and I had to restore the volume from a backup. Both adaptors are LCS and
ethernet. The current
configuration from ifconfig is:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:04:AC:8B:4B:52
inet addr:192.168.150.244 Bcast:192.168.150.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1492 Metric:1
RX packets:2876 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:194 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
The dns=192.168.75.252
The current adaptor is 0xfe0,1 and the new adaptor is 0xfe2,0 with an mtu = 1500
Can Suse and Marist use a 3172 network adaptor ?
Is there a way to change Suse and test the changes without losing the working
configuration if I mess
things up again. If yes, would someone tell me what commands I need to issue?
Last but not least, can someone tell me all the "pieces" I need to change using Yast?
I went to:
1. system administration>Integrate Hardware into system>configure networking device
2. system administration>Network Configuration>Network base configuration
Did I miss something?
I understand that the network setup has changed with Suse 7.2, Can anyone help me with
the information I
need to change and test this version
I am assuming that I need to change individual files in Marist. Can someone tell me
which files I need to
change, or a way to find them?
I didn't think this was going to be nearly the problem it has turned out to be.
To make things more difficult, we'll be switching everything over to an OSA gigibit
adaptor in a month or
so.
Thanks.
Sue
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Suzanne Sivets
Systems Programmer
Innovation Data Processing
973-890-7300
