ianw1974 Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 OK, I've found something else that may help: First off, go back into HardDrake, and we'll set to choose DHCP instead of the Manual Configuration we've gone with so far. Afterwards, check /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 to make sure the settings are: DEVICE=eth0 BOOTPROTO=dhcp onBOOT=yes METRIC= IPADDR= SUBNET= GATEWAY= HWADDR= DHCP_HOSTNAME= NEEDHOSTNAME= Then check /etc/resolv.conf and make sure this is clear of DNS server settings. Just edit, and place a # in front of any DNS servers listed. Do the same for /etc/dhclient.conf Also, just do a lspci (LSPCI), to make sure your card is recognised fully by the system. Then reboot, and see if that resolves the problem. If not, do a dhclient eth0 and post back the results, along with ifconfig as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penfield Posted June 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 I have a little update. I rebooted the machine, then I tried to ping 192.168.1.10 and it answered. Then I did a config -a and now it says under eth0: inet addr:192.168.1.10 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 Which I think is kind of weird, since I have changed nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 :D looks like we have a connection now. Albeit a little odd. Are you running DHCP now by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penfield Posted June 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 When I wrote that post before I was still on static IP (with no connection, I could only ping myself). Right now I am trying out the things you suggested. Just a minute..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penfield Posted June 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 I tried to change it back to dhcp, no hassle there, but when I look in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 it shows DEVICE=eth0 BOOTPROTO=DHCP IPADDR=192.168.1.10 NETMASK=255.255.255.0 NETWORK=192.168.1.0 BROADCAST=192.168.1.255 ONBOOT=yes METRIC=10 MII_NOT_SUPPORTED=NO USERCTL=no DHCP_CLIENT=dhclient PEERDNS=yes PEERPYP=no PEERNTPD=no I even did it after a reboot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 (edited) OK, edit the file ifcfg-eth0, and match it to what I posted before in the section on DHCP. It seems it's not clearing for some reason. Edited June 9, 2005 by ianw1974 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 Also, you may find that once the system picks up the IP address, it'll probably populate this file accordingly anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penfield Posted June 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 Ok I changed it back to dhcp and did a "dhclient eth0" and the response was: sit0: unknown hardware at address type 776 SIOCSIFFLAGS: function not implemented SIOCSIFFLAGS: function not implemented sit0: unknown hardware at address type 776 Listening on LPF/eth0/00:0a:e6:95:09:d0 Sending on LPF/eth0/00:0a:e6:95:09:d0 Sending on Socket/fallback DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3 send_packet: Network is down the last 2 lines repeat 6 times, and finally it says: No DHCPOFFERS received. No working leases in persistant database - sleeping. ifconfig -a is the same as in the beginning, no address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 OK, follow the procedure again as above, from setting to DHCP in HardDrake, and then checking the ifcfg-eth0 again, and resolv.conf, etc, etc, and see if we get back to where we were before? Then after setting, reboot, and see if it comes up. If not, then try setting to static again, and rebooting after configuring and seeing if it comes up? It's weird that we had it set to static, and changed to DHCP and then it worked, until we made a few more changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 This time, though, don't edit the files manually, let's see if it comes up just using the HardDrake configuration utility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penfield Posted June 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 It's working :D Well to sum up... I googled for that strange message "SIOCSIFFLAGS: function not implemented" and VIA Rhine II kept popping up (thats what I have), so I read a little, and came across this forum: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/sh...=&postid=955852 near the bottom someone suggested to check the "force no acpi". I did just that, rebooted... And it worked, with DHCP enabled. Well anyways, thank you so much ianw1974, you have been a great ally on my conquest into the linux world :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 That's the same search I did, which gave me the other stuff about DHCP, etc! :P Glad it's all working now for you. Enjoy using!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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