Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
I am sort of at wit's end here. Things simply do not act as I expect.
If I connect three cables to the NIC,
You are able to fit three cables into _one_ port? That may be the key issue here :-)
I see the lights on those light up as expected when the system is powered on. They stay lit until the kernel starts. At that time, some of them turn off. They should not do this.
You have two on-board NICs and a four-port card, right? I agree that none of them should change the "cable-connected" LED regardless of what the kernel does. Which ports are affected and how?
The status (e.g., NO_CARRIER) shown by 'ip addr' seems not to match what I see in the NIC LEDs. For example, if I see two NIC with proper lights, I would expect to see two interfaces listed as having a physical connection. I do not.
Try using "ethtool" to ascertain the connection status.
Also, the 'connection' between a specific NIC and the ethX is gets is random. I am not changing any hardware. I just reboot. It makes no difference if YaST jhas put something in a udev rule. Those seem not to be consulted.
On 12.3 that is a plain bug, one that should be investigated. Maybe try posting your dmesg output (susepaste or ewhatever it is called). -- Per Jessen, Zürich (13.4°C) http://www.hostsuisse.com/ - dedicated server rental in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org