Re: Linux Networking Hell


Subject: Re: Linux Networking Hell
From: Sean Riley (sriley002@yellowdog.dogriley.com)
Date: Sat Mar 10 2001 - 12:13:23 MST


I'm sorry Barry I don't. I only have the single interface.

My guess it it should get recognized automatically. and use netconf to set
the details for the interface.

On Friday March 09, 2001 9:50 am, Barry Sparenborg wrote:
> Sean,
>
> Do you have any specific instructions on how to get the farallon (eth1)
> card to work? Eth0 (built-in) interface comes up fine
>
> Thanks
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean Riley [SMTP:sriley002@yellowdog.dogriley.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 8:31 AM
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com; Barry Sparenborg
> Subject: Re: Linux Networking Hell
>
> Barry-
>
>
> For whatever reason linuxconf is NOT working on YD 1.2.1 I ran into
>
> similar issues, where it wouldn't save my settings for eth0 at all.
> Use
> netconf or edit the files by hand (vi to the rescue)
>
> I also saw the time out error, and haven't had time to ferret the
> answer yet,
> but each time I start from a cold boot, I have to:
> ifconfig eth0 down
> ifconfig eth0 up
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown eth0
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup eth0
>
> for watever reason this gets my internal eth0 up and running,
> otherwise I get
> errors and dropped packets on the interface. I haven't had time to
> figure
> out exactly what is happening, and have scripted the above. It is a
> minor
> annoyence at this point
>
> hope this helps
>
> SR
>
> On Friday March 09, 2001 9:05 am, Barry Sparenborg wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I have been working for 2 weeks now trying to install YDL 1.2.1 on
>
> my 8500
>
> > PowerMac. I have the built-in Ethernet card along with a farallon
>
> fast
>
> > EthernetTX 10/100 PCI card. When I install YDL it finds both
>
> cards. I can
>
> > ifup eth0 and eth1 but the only interface I can communicate with
>
> is the
>
> > built-in interface. I have tried to place the farallon card in
>
> different
>
> > PCI slots, to no avail. I have tested this card with the Mac OS
>
> and seems
>
> > to work fine. Are there any problems with IRQ conflicts using IRQ
>
> 23 or
>
> > 24or 25 (depending on which slot it is in)? Can anyone please
>
> point me in
>
> > the right direction. This is my first attempt to install Linux on
>
> a PPC,
>
> > I have done many installs on Intel systems over the past 2 years
>
> and have
>
> > not had this many problems getting networking going.
> >
> > Also each time I use Linuxconf to change something I get errors
>
> that
>
> > rpc.nfsd is taking to long and times out. What is this trying to
>
> tell me?
>
> > I have a 5 disk raid level 0 setup on this system and seems to
>
> work. Could
>
> > this have something to do with this error?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> > * Barry Sparenborg
> > * Manager, Manufacturing Technologies
> > * Hadady Corporation
> > * 1832 Lake St.
> > * Dyer, IN 46311
> > * Phone 219.322.7417 ext. 4341
> > * Fax 219.865.6579
> > * E-mail sparenborgb@hadadycorp.com
> > <mailto:sparenborgb@hadadycorp.com>



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