[ale] eth1 silent - up in ifconfig, down on switch.

[Dana Powers]

While this appears to be hardware related, note that this type of
behaviour can be software related. I have had the exact same problem
with an onboard ethernet controller using eepro100 compiled into
gentoo's patched 2.4.19 linux kernel. Rebooting into a stock 2.4.19
( or .18 ) results in normal link light, pings etc.

Sinse your interface was working, however, Im inclined to think this
is not the same type of problem. What ethernet driver do you use for
this card, and what kernel are you running, though?

dpk

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Grimmke" <grimmke at directvinternet.com>
To: ale at ale.org
To: <jkinney at localnetsolutions.com>
Cc: <ale at ale.org>
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: [ale] eth1 silent - up in ifconfig, down on switch.


> Actually I hadn't.  I will give it a try, though.
>
> "James P. Kinney III" wrote:
>
> >
> > Have you tried a cold reboot?
> >
> > Sometimes, a 10-15 second loss of power will unlock a
> > "stuck" chip.
> >
> > On Fri, 2002-10-25 at 10:28, Andrew Grimmke wrote:
> > > Hi ALE,
> > >
> > > Last night, my second ethernet adapter stopped
> > working.
> > >  This appeared to happen after a total lock-up and
> > > reboot (due to mozilla [old version, need to
> upgrade])
> > > as best I can narrow the time frame.
> > >
> > > This was the on-board adapter on my motherboard (SIS
> > > 900 chipset) and was connected to the internal
> > network.
> > >  ifconfig says the adapter is up; my 5 port  switch
> > > says it isn't.  I have tried using different ports
> on
> > > the switch, switching out the cables, and restarting
> > > network services.  no luck.
> > >
> > > I am thinking that this is just a simple hardware
> > > failure.  Concur?  Not sure if it is, in fact,
> related
> > > to the ugly reboot, and if so, why.
> > >
> > > I will probably stop by Microcenter and see if they
> > > still have $8 ethernet cards on my way home from
> > work.
> > >
> > > Anyone experienced a similar problem?  Any other
> > > suggestions of things to try before wasting a PCI
> > slot?
> > >
> > > Andrew Grimmke
> > > Marietta, Georgia
> > >
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