'ip link show' and 'ip addr show' have the same results as above. The nics show 'state DOWN' when they are connected to the network.
Try enabling them with 'ifup ethx' - that really should give you the cable-connected status in the 'ip addr' display. ~~~~~~~ None of the nics have addresses yet and I am running in Rescue mode. Using 'ifup eth0', for example shows 'no configuration found' and 'ip addr' still shows 'state DOWN'. What I am trying to accomplish is; from the rescue mode on the DVD, on a computer that has multiple nics with only one of the nics cabled to the network and none of the nics set up with an IP address (since I don't know which of the several eth* devices is actually connected to the network), use a command that can give some result that reveals which eth* device has some network activity so I can assign an address to that specific eth* device. Thanks again, James -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org