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

[Andrew Grimmke]

Thanks Dana,

I am running the stock RH7.3 distribution kernel
(2.4.18-3) and i'm pretty sure it uses 1.08.03 of the
sis900.c driver.

After doing some research, it appears that others have
had some flaky stuff happen with this board/chip
combination.  I need to modprobe the driver and see if
we recognize the MAC address properly.  Given that
others have had issues it makes sense, I just don't
know why it happened all of the sudden.

thanks again,
Andrew

On Fri, 25 Oct 2002, "Dana Powers" wrote:

> 
> 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: <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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Andrew Grimmke
Marietta, Georgia

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