Eth 1 problem in FC7
david walcroft
d_j_w46 at bigpond.net.au
Thu Sep 6 00:07:47 UTC 2007
Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> david walcroft wrote:
>
>> How do I troubleshoot this failure
>> I put in a new Ethernet card and this is the result.
>>
>> [david at reddwarf ~]$ sudo service network restart
>> Shutting down interface eth0: [ OK ]
>> Shutting down interface eth1: [ OK ]
>> Shutting down loopback interface: [ OK ]
>> Disabling IPv4 packet forwarding: net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0
>> [ OK ]
>> SIOCGIFFLAGS: No such device
>> Bringing up loopback interface: [ OK ]
>> Bringing up interface eth0:
>> Determining IP information for eth0... done.
>> [ OK ]
>> Bringing up interface eth1:
>> Determining IP information for eth1... failed.
>> [FAILED]
>>
>>
> More information about your network would help. Is there a DHCP
> server on the network eth1 is connected to? Also, is the cable
> plugged in all the way on the card? I know it is a dumb question,
> but it happens, so it pays to double check.
>
> Also, are you replacing a card, or adding a card? If you are
> replacing a card, you may have a line in ifcfg-eth1 that looks
> something like "HWADDR=00:02:A5:F4:91:5E". If so, you will need to
> remove it, or change it to match the new card. (Long shot - you
> should not get to the Determining IP stage if it does not match.)
>
> Mikkel
>
Excuse my ignorance but how do I obtain my hardware address for Eth1.
Apparently I have Dhcp on my box,the cable is OK and it was a
replacement card.
Thanks david
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