Dear all, Thanks for the help. I changed the auto eth1 and put it in the right place,restarted the box and it came up.
Regards, Michael On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Martin Atukunda <[email protected]> wrote: > Changing network interface names is handled by the file: > /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules > > What do you have in this file? > > - Martin - > > -- > Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions. > -- Agent Brown ( The Matrix 1999 ) > > > On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 11:59 AM, Kizito Thomas <[email protected]>wrote: > >> It is there Martin but in a confusing place, I had also thought it >> wasn't there but finally saw it! >> -- >> Kind regards; >> KTM >> +256752602550||+256782062708 >> "Mother of God-Pray for us sinners" >> >> >> On Mon, 2013-07-01 at 11:52 +0300, Martin Atukunda wrote: >> > you need an 'auto eth1' line in /etc/interfaces >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions. >> > >> > -- Agent Brown ( The Matrix 1999 ) >> > >> > >> > >> > On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 11:38 AM, Kizito Thomas <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > from your /etc/networks/interfaces, I can see that there is >> > something >> > (funny) renaming your eth1 to eth2 and this will not allow it >> > to work. >> > It is important to know whether eth0 is working fine.Since it >> > is a LAN >> > card, I think you can check whether pinging 192.168.0.254 from >> > the LAN >> > computers will yield results. Right now I cannot guess >> > off-head what is >> > doing the renaming the NiC card from eth1 to eth2 right now >> > but I think >> > I can get some time on it but from your side, you should try >> > to look at >> > the line # [ 11.671418] udevd[441]: renamed network >> > interface eth1 to >> > eth2#. As a question, why do you put your DNS configs in the >> > interface >> > file? Thought that info is supposed to be in the resolv.conf >> > file? yet >> > more, the interface file is still confusing although this >> > cannot stop it >> > from working, but I think the properties of eth0 should be >> > under auto >> > eth0 and those of eth1 should go under auto eth1 not vice >> > versa. >> > -- >> > Kind regards; >> > KTM >> > +256752602550||+256782062708 >> > "Mother of God-Pray for us sinners" >> > >> > >> > >> > On Mon, 2013-07-01 at 10:11 +0300, Muganwa Michael wrote: >> > > Hi Thomas, >> > > >> > > below is the output for dmesg >> > > >> > > root@(none):~# dmesg |grep eth >> > > [ 0.153799] HP Compaq Laptop series board detected. >> > Selecting >> > > BIOS-method for reboots. >> > > [ 0.280509] ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed >> > > [\_SB_.PCI0._OSC] (Node f54261e0), AE_ALREADY_EXISTS >> > > (20110623/psparse-536) >> > > [ 0.280528] ACPI: Marking method _OSC as Serialized >> > because of >> > > AE_ALREADY_EXISTS error >> > > [ 0.285444] ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed >> > > [\_SB_.PCI0._OSC] (Node f54261e0), AE_ALREADY_EXISTS >> > > (20110623/psparse-536) >> > > [ 0.285624] ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed >> > > [\_SB_.PCI0._OSC] (Node f54261e0), AE_ALREADY_EXISTS >> > > (20110623/psparse-536) >> > > [ 0.299126] i2c-core: driver [aat2870] using legacy >> > suspend method >> > > [ 0.299131] i2c-core: driver [aat2870] using legacy >> > resume method >> > > [ 1.366562] tg3 0000:40:00.0: eth0: Tigon3 >> > [partno(BCM95751) rev >> > > 4001] (PCI Express) MAC address 00:17:a4:19:c3:46 >> > > [ 1.366572] tg3 0000:40:00.0: eth0: attached PHY is 5750 >> > > (10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet) (WireSpeed[1], EEE[0]) >> > > [ 1.366580] tg3 0000:40:00.0: eth0: RXcsums[1] >> > LinkChgREG[0] >> > > MIirq[0] ASF[0] TSOcap[1] >> > > [ 1.366587] tg3 0000:40:00.0: eth0: dma_rwctrl[76180000] >> > > dma_mask[64-bit] >> > > [ 1.417492] skge 0000:05:09.0: eth1: addr >> > 00:19:5b:fa:b0:a8 >> > > [ 10.802497] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready >> > > [ 10.802513] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready >> > > [ 11.475544] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready >> > > [ 11.671418] udevd[441]: renamed network interface eth1 to >> > eth2 >> > > [ 13.179068] tg3 0000:40:00.0: eth0: Link is up at 100 >> > Mbps, full >> > > duplex >> > > [ 13.179074] tg3 0000:40:00.0: eth0: Flow control is off >> > for TX and >> > > off for RX >> > > [ 13.179224] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes >> > ready >> > > [ 23.648123] eth0: no IPv6 routers present >> > > root@(none):~# >> > > >> > > >> > > and /etc/network/interfaces reads >> > > >> > > root@(none):~# cat /etc/network/interfaces >> > > >> > > >> > > auto lo >> > > iface lo inet loopback >> > > >> > > # The LAN network interface >> > > auto eth1 >> > > iface eth0 inet static >> > > address 192.168.0.254 >> > > network 192.168.0.0 >> > > netmask 255.255.255.0 >> > > broadcast 192.168.0.255 >> > > >> > > dns-nameservers 41.202.229.140 41.202.229.144 >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > # The INTERNET interface >> > > auto eth0 >> > > iface eth1 inet static >> > > address 1**.1**.*.**2 >> > > netmask 255.255.255.252 >> > > gateway 1**.1**.**.*** >> > > broadcast 1**.1**.**.255 >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > Regards, >> > > >> > > >> > > Michael Muganwa >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Kizito Thomas >> > <[email protected]> >> > > wrote: >> > > How does the /etc/network/interfaces read? How about >> > dmesg in >> > > particular >> > > greping 'eth' >> > > -- >> > > Kind regards; >> > > KTM >> > > +256752602550||+256782062708 >> > > "Mother of God-Pray for us sinners" >> > > >> > > >> > > On Mon, 2013-07-01 at 09:05 +0300, Muganwa Michael >> > wrote: >> > > > Good morning colleagues, >> > > > >> > > > I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I have >> > this >> > > gateway running >> > > > ubuntu 12.04 that has been working well for a >> > couple of >> > > months but >> > > > yesterday,I got to office and its DLINK PCI >> > ethernet card >> > > was down. I >> > > > restarted the server and the interface came up but >> > six hours >> > > later it >> > > > did the same thing. I restarted it again but this >> > time it >> > > didnt come >> > > > up. I entered "sudo ifconfig eth1 up" but it said >> > device not >> > > found. I >> > > > then did an "lshw -c network" and it shows that >> > that device >> > > is >> > > > disabled plus its logical name has changed from >> > eth1 to >> > > eth2. Any help >> > > > is appreciated. By the way,I opened the machine >> > up,made sure >> > > the card >> > > > was firm in its slot and reset the bios but all >> > that didnt >> > > help >> > > > either. The output for the two command is pasted >> > below >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > root@(none):~# ifconfig eth1 up >> > > > eth1: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such >> > device >> > > > root@(none):~# ping www.yahoo.com >> > > > ping: unknown host www.yahoo.com >> > > > root@(none):~# lshw -c network >> > > > *-network >> > > > description: Ethernet interface >> > > > product: NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit Ethernet >> > PCI >> > > Express >> > > > vendor: Broadcom Corporation >> > > > physical id: 0 >> > > > bus info: pci@0000:40:00.0 >> > > > logical name: eth0 >> > > > version: 01 >> > > > serial: 00:17:a4:19:c3:46 >> > > > size: 100Mbit/s >> > > > capacity: 1Gbit/s >> > > > width: 64 bits >> > > > clock: 33MHz >> > > > capabilities: pm vpd msi pciexpress >> > bus_master >> > > cap_list >> > > > ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd >> > 1000bt >> > > 1000bt-fd >> > > > autonegotiation >> > > > configuration: autonegotiation=on >> > broadcast=yes >> > > driver=tg3 >> > > > driverversion=3.121 duplex=full >> > firmware=5751-v3.29a >> > > ip=192.168.0.254 >> > > > latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair >> > > speed=100Mbit/s >> > > > resources: irq:17 memory:f0400000-f040ffff >> > > > *-network DISABLED >> > > > description: Ethernet interface >> > > > product: DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter >> > (rev 11) >> > > > vendor: D-Link System Inc >> > > > physical id: 9 >> > > > bus info: pci@0000:05:09.0 >> > > > logical name: eth2 >> > > > version: 11 >> > > > serial: 00:19:5b:fa:b0:a8 >> > > > capacity: 1Gbit/s >> > > > width: 32 bits >> > > > clock: 66MHz >> > > > capabilities: pm vpd bus_master cap_list >> > rom ethernet >> > > physical >> > > > tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd >> > > autonegotiation >> > > > configuration: autonegotiation=on >> > broadcast=yes >> > > driver=skge >> > > > driverversion=1.14 firmware=N/A latency=32 link=no >> > > maxlatency=31 >> > > > mingnt=23 multicast=yes port=twisted pair >> > > > resources: irq:18 memory:f0500000-f0503fff >> > > > ioport:3000(size=256) memory:60000000-6001ffff >> > > > root@(none):~# >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > Regards, >> > > > >> > > > Michael Muganwa >> > > > >> > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ >> > > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> > > > >> > > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing >> > e-mails to: >> > > [email protected] >> > > > Mailing list archives: >> > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> > > > Mailing list settings: >> > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> > > > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> > > > >> > > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted >> > by INFOCOM: >> > > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> > > > >> > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever >> > posted them >> > > (including attachments if any). 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