* Kastus [10-27-04 20:33]:

Please look in /var/log/boot.msg. There should be a piece there like the following:

<notice>start services (network) Setting up network interfaces: lo done ...

<notice>exit status of (network) is (0)

Yes, we looked there and /var/log/messages and exit status was '0'. No errors apparent. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/photos

* Kastus [10-27-04 22:19]:

But did it actually say anything about ethernet interfaces in boot.msg?

yes, below

I checked once again on 9.0 machine, and boot.msg has these lines:

Setting up network interfaces: lo done eth0 IP/Netmask: 172.21.1.31 / 255.255.0.0 eth1 IP/Netmask: 172.21.1.32 / 255.255.0.0

<notice>start services (network) Setting up network interfaces: lo done eth0 failed <notice>exit status of (network) is (0) <notice>start services (syslog) there is a router between the box and cable where DHCP is. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/photos

* Jeffrey Laramie [10-28-04 08:29]:

Is this a laptop by chance?

no

I've seen a similar issue when a laptop tries to initialize the NIC before PCMCIA services have been loaded by the kernel.

Do you have access to the DHCP server logs? Is DHCP configured correctly?

performed at the router (automagic), no logs afaik. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/photos

* Jeffrey Laramie [10-28-04 08:46]:

/etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth0 STARTMODE='onboot' ?

yes, 'onboot' -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/photos

On Thursday 28 October 2004 12:12, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

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* Jeffrey Laramie [10-28-04 08:46]:

...

/etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth0 STARTMODE='onboot' ?

yes, 'onboot'

I'm out of ideas, sorry. Hopefully Leen or the others can help you track it down.

Jeff

On Thursday 28 October 2004 18:32, Jeffrey Laramie wrote: try chkconfig network on -- Chadley Wilson Redhat Certified Technician Cert Number: 603004708291270 Pinnacle Micro Manufacturers of Proline Computers ==================================== Exercise freedom, Use LINUX =====================================

Patrick Shanahan wrote:

<snip>

Plugin card, no on-board. Appears to be working fine, re: other system boots and 'rcnetwork start' work.

Just out of curiosity, since you haven't stated so explicitly, did you double check the NIC's configuration in Yast? I assume you've set the IP address manually? Not that it should mysteriously change on you, but... -- DC Parris http://matheteuo.org/ http://chaddb.sourceforge.net/ "Free software is like God's love - you can share it with anyone anytime anywhere."

Patrick Shanahan wrote:

* Don Parris [10-27-04 23:04]:

...

Just out of curiosity, since you haven't stated so explicitly, did you double check the NIC's configuration in Yast?

yes

...

I assume you've set the IP address manually?

no, obtained automagically.

...

Not that it should mysteriously change on you, but...

note: there is a router between box and cable router.

Could it be a timeout problem?. /etc/sysconfig/network/dhcp # (only dhcpcd does use this setting) # # You can set the timeout (dhcpcd will terminate after this time when it # does not get a reply from the server). # # The default timeout of dhcpcd is 60 seconds. However, we'll set it to a # much longer time. dhcpcd will then run as a daemon in the background and # broadcast a DHCPDISCOVER once in a while, trying to get a lease. # DHCLIENT_TIMEOUT="999999" Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce .... Hamradio G3VBV and keen Flyer =====LINUX ONLY USED HERE=====

On Thursday 28 October 2004 14:56, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

* Don Parris [10-27-04 23:04]:

...

Just out of curiosity, since you haven't stated so explicitly, did you double check the NIC's configuration in Yast?

yes

...

I assume you've set the IP address manually?

no, obtained automagically.

...

Not that it should mysteriously change on you, but...

note: there is a router between box and cable router.

Let's see if we can get more info. I'm on 9.2 right now (this was about 9.0, right?), but I think this has not changed: In /etc/sysconfig/network/config, set the variable 'DEBUG' to 'yes', and report any error messages. Cheers, Leen

* Leendert Meyer [10-28-04 10:33]:

Let's see if we can get more info. I'm on 9.2 right now (this was about 9.0, right?), but I think this has not changed:

In /etc/sysconfig/network/config, set the variable 'DEBUG' to 'yes', and report any error messages.

good idea, results (boot.mst): S05network [DEBUG] (returned 0)done eth0 ifup [DEBUG] eth0 -o onboot rc ifup [DEBUG] HWDESC = eth0 CONFIG = eth0 INTERFACE = nointerface ifup [DEBUG] Could not get a valid interface name: -> skipped S05network [DEBUG] (returned 7)failed ifup-route [DEBUG] noiface -o onboot rc ifup-route [DEBUG] unknown option rc ignored <notice>exit status of (network) is (0) -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/photos

* Leendert Meyer [10-28-04 10:33]:

...

Let's see if we can get more info. I'm on 9.2 right now (this was about 9.0, right?), but I think this has not changed:

In /etc/sysconfig/network/config, set the variable 'DEBUG' to 'yes', and report any error messages.

good idea, results (boot.mst):

S05network [DEBUG] (returned 0)done eth0 ifup [DEBUG] eth0 -o onboot rc ifup [DEBUG] HWDESC = eth0 CONFIG = eth0 INTERFACE = nointerface [snip] Shouldn't the INTERFACE value show what interface is being used? Perhaps

Patrick Shanahan wrote: the PCMCIA card/modem/interface has gone bottoms up?

ifup [DEBUG] Could not get a valid interface name: -> skipped The fact that the valid interface name was skilled to me says that it couldn't talk to the interface.

S05network [DEBUG] (returned 7)failed ifup-route [DEBUG] noiface -o onboot rc ifup-route [DEBUG] unknown option rc ignored <notice>exit status of (network) is (0) Perhaps there is nothing wrong with the network setup, just the hardware, be it the interface or the interface receptacle, if PCMCIA.

-- The Little Helper ======================================================================== Hylton Conacher - Linux user # 229959 at http://counter.li.org Currently using SuSE 9.0 Professional with KDE 3.1 Licenced Windows user ========================================================================

* Carlos E. R. [10-31-04 19:19]:

I was reading briefly about network things in suse 9.1, and I think I remember that it said that now the eth0, that is, the interface, must be up by the time this script runs. Can't remember where I read that, though.

Did you look at the kernel log (/var/log/kernel)?

no such animal on 9.0 (/var/log/kernel). :^{ -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/photos

Patrick Shanahan wrote:

* Don Parris [10-27-04 23:04]:

...

Just out of curiosity, since you haven't stated so explicitly, did you double check the NIC's configuration in Yast?

yes

...

I assume you've set the IP address manually?

no, obtained automagically.

...

Not that it should mysteriously change on you, but...

note: there is a router between box and cable router. Is there perhaps anything in the logs of the router on assigning the DHCP?

-- The Little Helper ======================================================================== Hylton Conacher - Linux user # 229959 at http://counter.li.org Currently using SuSE 9.0 Professional with KDE 3.1 Licenced Windows user ========================================================================