Just a few suggestions, start in runlevel 2 (multiuser, no network) and
try loading the network modules manually. Experiment with the 'eth1' card
connected to your LAN first. If it's that SMC USB thing that Telstra
supply it's the pegasus module.
I found that occasionally on boot up on my system sometimes the USB one
didn't start up on time, depending on the timing of loading modules eth0
and eth1 were swapped. I wrote a little script to launch before the
/etc/rc.d/init.d/network gets run which ensures the modules are loaded in
the correct order, if not it unloads & reloads them! Just save this in
/etc/rc.d/init.d, run ntsysv and turn on ethmodule.
Took me a while to go from symtoms to problem, then after overcoming my
disbelief the solution was easy.
On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, Kevin Waterson wrote:
> I am setting up telstral ADSL and having a problem with eth1
> this a new install of RH 7.2
>
> I have eth0 setup and running fine, it is activated at boot,
> for eth1 I do
> ifconfig eth1 up
>
> and /var/log/messages/ replies
> Jan 24 15:11:57 anthem gconfd (root-1305): Successfully registered
>`OAFIID:gconfd:19991118'
>
> Jan 24 15:12:00 anthem kernel: cdrom: This disc doesn't have any tracks I recognize!
>
> Jan 24 15:12:01 anthem xinetd[1313]: warning: can't get client address: Transport
>endpoint is not connected
>
> Jan 24 15:15:43 anthem kernel: eth1: Setting half-duplex based on auto-negotiated
>partner ability 0000.
>
>
>
> and if I try adsl-start it says
>
> Jan 24 15:16:51 anthem modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module eth1^M
>
> Jan 24 15:16:51 anthem last message repeated 2 times
>
> Jan 24 15:16:51 anthem kernel: CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of the University
>of California
>
> Jan 24 15:16:51 anthem kernel: PPP generic driver version 2.4.1
>
> Jan 24 15:16:51 anthem adsl-connect: ADSL connection lost; attempting re-connection.
>
> Jan 24 15:16:56 anthem adsl-connect: ADSL connection lost; attempting re-connection.
>
> Jan 24 15:16:57 anthem gconfd (root-1305): 20 items remain in the cache after
>cleaning already-synced items older than 300 seconds
>
> Jan 24 15:17:01 anthem adsl-connect: ADSL connection lost; attempting re-connection.
>
>
>
> Any tips here would be much appreciated
>
> Kind regards
>
> Kevin
>
>
>
>
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#!/bin/bash
#
# ethmodule Load / Unload ethernet modules in correct order
#
# chkconfig: 2345 6 90
# description: Determines if the modules are loaded and if so, are they
# loaded in the correct order, will reload if necessary.
# Should be used early on before network started.
#
# probe: true
case "$1" in
start)
IF0=`/sbin/ifconfig eth0`
IF1=`/sbin/ifconfig eth1`
IF0m=`/sbin/ifconfig eth0 | grep Interrupt`
IF1m=`/sbin/ifconfig eth1 | grep Interrupt`
if [ "x$IF0" = "x" ]; then
echo "Loading both ethernet modules"
# load eth0
/sbin/modprobe pegasus
# load eth1
/sbin/modprobe tulip
else
# there is an eth0 already
if [ ! "x$IF0m" = "x" ]; then
echo "Modules in wrong order, reloading"
# tulip on eth0 (ie ass about)
/sbin/modprobe -r tulip
/sbin/modprobe -r pegasus
/sbin/modprobe pegasus
/sbin/modprobe tulip
else
echo "Pegasus already on eth0"
if [ ! "x$IF1" = "x" ]; then
echo "Loading tulip on eth1"
/sbin/modprobe tulip
else
echo "Tulip already on eth1"
fi
fi
fi
;;
stop)
echo "Unloading ethernet modules (if network not up)"
/sbin/modprobe -r pegasus
/sbin/modprobe -r tulip
;;
status)
IF0=`/sbin/ifconfig eth0`
IF1=`/sbin/ifconfig eth1`
IF0m=`/sbin/ifconfig eth0 | grep Interrupt`
IF1m=`/sbin/ifconfig eth1 | grep Interrupt`
if [ ! "x$IF0" = "x" ]; then
if [ "x$IF0m" = "x" ]; then
echo "Pegasus (USB SMC) loaded on eth0"
else
echo "PCI NIC on eth0"
fi
else
echo "No eth0 module loaded"
fi
if [ ! "x$IF1" = "x" ]; then
if [ "x$IF1m" = "x" ]; then
echo "Pegasus (USB SMC) loaded on eth1"
else
echo "PCI NIC on eth1"
fi
else
echo "No eth1 module loaded"
fi
;;
restart)
$0 stop
$0 start
;;
*)
echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|status}"
exit 1
esac
exit 0
