but try once more, using "ifup eth0". it might just work...
I tried it, but the response is: interface eth0 is not available
-- phani.
PS: you sent this to my personal address again; i don't mind, but others on this list won't see it!
When I send a reply to all, it sends a reply to the writer of the email (You), and to opensuse@opensuse.org Someone that posted earlier in the day told me that he has a realtek ethernet card on his board with a differant number, and he had to force the driver to load. his was an 8168 and mine is a 8101/8102. When I set up the configuration I followed 2b, but didn't force anything or modify the MAC address. Here are the sections of the readme file about forcing the driver. Maybe someone that knows about this can help me to figure out if it applies and if so what I will need to add. 2. Set by doing configurations in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts /ifcfg-ethX for Redhat and Fedora, or /etc/sysconfig/network /ifcfg-ethX for SuSE. There are two examples to set network configurations. b. DHCP: DEVICE=eth0 BOOTPROTO=dhcp ONBOOT=yes <Modify the MAC address> There are two ways to modify the MAC address of the NIC. 1. Use ifconfig: # ifconfig ethX hw ether YY:YY:YY:YY:YY:YY ,where X is the device number assigned by Linux kernel, and YY:YY:YY:YY:YY:YY is the MAC address assigned by the user. 2. Use ip: # ip link set ethX address YY:YY:YY:YY:YY:YY ,where X is the device number assigned by Linux kernel, and YY:YY:YY:YY:YY:YY is the MAC address assigned by the user. <Force Link Status> 1. Force the link status when insert the driver. If the user is in the path ~/r8101, the link status can be forced to one of the 4 modes as following command. # insmod ./src/r8101.ko speed=SPEED_MODE duplex=DUPLEX_MODE autoneg=NWAY_OPTION ,where SPEED_MODE = 100 for 100Mbps = 10 for 10Mbps DUPLEX_MODE = 0 for half-duplex = 1 for full-duplex NWAY_OPTION = 0 for auto-negotiation off (true force) = 1 for auto-negotiation on (nway force) For example: # insmod ./src/r8101.ko speed=100 duplex=0 autoneg=1 will force PHY to operate in 100Mpbs Half-duplex(nway force). 2. Force the link status by using ethtool. a. Insert the driver first. b. Make sure that ethtool exists in /sbin. c. Force the link status as the following command. # ethtool -s ethX speed SPEED_MODE duplex DUPLEX_MODE autoneg NWAY_OPTION ,where SPEED_MODE = 100 for 100Mbps = 10 for 10Mbps DUPLEX_MODE = half for half-duplex = full for full-duplex NWAY_OPTION = off for auto-negotiation off (true force) = on for auto-negotiation on (nway force) For example: # ethtool -s eth0 speed 100 duplex full autoneg on will force PHY to operate in 100Mpbs Full-duplex(nway force). -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org