[NBLUG/talk] "Ignoring unknown interface eth0=eth0"

[Michael Long]

What is the output of ifconfig and ifconfig -a?

Mike

On Mar 20, 2010, at 14:55, Lincoln Peters <anfrind at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Travis <isrneonx at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 1. is the onboard Ethernet device supported by Linux?
>
> I think it uses a RealTek chipset (judging by the output of "lspci").
> It works intermittently, and seemed to work flawlessly when it was
> new, so I know it's supported.
>
>> 2. if it's connecting to a router have you tried "dhclient eth0"
>
> It is connected to a router, and when it does work it has no problems
> making DHCP requests or doing anything else.  When it doesn't work, I
> don't think it gets far enough that it could send DHCP requests.
>
>> 3. try a 3com nic card
>
> Hmm...haven't tried that yet, although I don't have a 3Com card handy
> to try it with.  Do they tend to be more reliable than RealTek-based
> cards?
>
>> 4. try a different port on your router
>
> Already tried that.  No matter which port it connects to, when it
> doesn't work it doesn't even register a link.
>
>> 5. maby reset your router...
>
> Tried that a few times previously.  Doesn't seem to make a difference.
>
>
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> Lincoln Peters
> <anfrind at gmail.com>
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