Cannot bring up static address

I hope this isn't a double post but I posted this originally on Friday
and haven't seen it on the list. I've been having problems connecting
however.

I could use some help. I've been using Knoppix 5.3.1 & Knoppix 5.1.1
for some time and Unix and SuSE Linux a lot longer; I've never been
able to get Knoppix to work with my LAN which is running with several
SuSE machines. This was never a major problem as I simply moved
files on a thumb drive.

However, I'm now trying to play with uml and networking is now
something I must have. I disconnected one of my boxes from the LAN
and tried to set up my network card on it. I tried using both my
desired addresses and the defaults with the same results. I know
I'm overlooking the obvious, have checked the FAQs which seem mostly
wireless in their problems, I'm using CAT5.

What have I overlooked?

: root@Knoppix:~# ifconfig eth0
: eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:A0:C9:6C:E1:07
: inet addr:192.168.0.49 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
: BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
: RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
: TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
: collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
: RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
***** not RUNNING
: --------------
: root@Knoppix:# ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.49 up
: SIOCSIFFLAGS: Resource temporarily unavailable
: SIOCSIFFLAGS: Resource temporarily unavailable
: --------------
: root@Knoppix:# cat /etc/network/interfaces
: # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)
: # The loopback interface
: # automatically added when upgrading
: auto lo eth0
: iface lo inet loopback
:
: allow-hotplug eth0
:
: iface eth0 inet static
: address 192.168.0.49
: netmask 255.255.255.0
: network 192.168.0.0
: broadcast 192.168.0.255
: gateway 192.168.0.1
: --------------
: knoppix@Knoppix:~$ cat /UNIONFS/etc/sysconfig/netcard
: FULLNAME="Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100]"
: DRIVER="e100"
: --------------
: knoppix@Knoppix:~$ cat /UNIONFS/etc/resolv.conf
: nameserver 192.168.0.1
: --------------
: knoppix@Knoppix:~$ cat /UNIONFS/etc/udev/rules.d/z25_persistent-net.rules
: # This file was automatically generated by the /lib/udev/write_net_rules
: # program, probably run by the persistent-net-generator.rules rules file.
: #
: # You can modify it, as long as you keep each rule on a single line.
: # MAC addresses must be written in lowercase.
:
: # PCI device 0x8086:0x1229 (e100)
: SUBSYSTEM=="net", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTRS{address}=="00:a0:c9:6c:e1:07", NAME="eth0"
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: root@Knoppix:~# lsmod |grep e100
: e100 38792 0
: mii 9728 1 e100
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: knoppix@Knoppix:~$ cat /UNIONFS/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
: DEVICE=eth0
: IPADDR=192.168.0.49
: NETMASK=255.255.255.0
: NETWORK=192.168.0.0
: BROADCAST=192.168.0.255
: ONBOOT=yes
: --------------

TIA

Jack Tucker

This is showing as your first post, so there is no duplication. It is very unlikely that any moderator deleted a previous post. I sure did not and I'm the janitor around here. You may have written and "previewed" a post, but forgotten to actually post it.

I did edit out your email address from this post. Posting an email address will only get it harvested by spammers and cause you problems. Anyone wanting to respond can respond here, the board will send you a private email that there has been activity in the thread (as long as you leave that feature enabled, you can disable it if you wish). People can also use the board's private message feature to reach you privately, without the need to post an email address publically. No need to feed the spammers.

I'm not clear on what you IP address issue is. Your post showed that you had IP addresses, likely handed out by DHCP to Knoppix on boot. You mention static addresses, many times DHCP addresses can change depending on what order things are booted on. Some routers make it easy to keep a hardware MAC address assigned to an IP address when the addesses are handed out by DHCP. Many current D-Link routers have this feature, for example. Many other routers do not support this and you may have to run netcardconfig and say no to DHCP to assign IP addresses manually, but I would look for an option in the router first to assing IP addresses to MAC addresses if that is what your problem is. But then again, I'm not sure what you are really having an issue with, so restating your problem in simple terms may be the best first step.

I'll take Harry's advice and try a different approach.

Here's what I've done today:

1) Disconnected from the internet, both machines.
2) Brought up both machines on SuSE 8.1, brought up LAN network
ping, ftp, telnet ... all work
3) shutdown one machine and re-boot with Knoppix 5.1.1
4) configure network first using "netcardconfig", fails with:
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Resource temporarily unavailable
5) shutdown and re-boot using DSL
6) configure network using "netcardconfig", ping works from both,
telnet and ftp one way (probably permissions or firewall problem)
7) shutdown and re-booted with DSL-N configure using "netcardconfig"
fails with: SIOCSIFFLAGS: Resource temporarily unavailable

In all the set ups, I've, of course, used same addresses, etc.

My conclusion? I'm missing something required in setting up networking
with 2.6 kernel(s).

What am I failing to do in 2.6 kernel setup?

Jack
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Jack,

I'm still not following what the problem is here, but my first guess is that you may be using some strange NIC that the driver for was in older versions of Knoppix but removed from the 5.x versions. Someone may be able to verify this if you post just what your hardware NICs are. Alternately, if you are in a position to swap out your NIC and use something very standard, you might find the system starts working.

I'm not clear on the static address issue either. Are you trying to get a static address set up for some reason, or are you just saying that DHCP failed and you tried to set up addresses manually and that failed also? Of course, if Knoppix lacks the driver for your NIC then both will fail. If it's not a driver issue then it may also help to tell us what router you are using; make, model and firmware revision.

That DSL works (I believe you are talking about Damn Small Linux, not high speed access from the phone company) would imply that older versions of Knoppix might have the drivers in it. DSL-N is (by definition) not DSL, so it isn't unreasonable that DSL-N might lack some drivers that DSL does.

Harry:

Thanks again for trying to help.

By DSL, you are correct, I meant Damn Small Linux.

The NIC is an Intel 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (Rev 2). It's
the only ethernet card on the computer I'm trying to connect.
lsmod reports that e100 module is installed.

I'll have to see if I've got any other NICs laying around and
it's a bit of a bear to get at this particular computer.

In regard to why I want to set this up statically, I only want
to use this setup for non-internet use as a stand alone LAN
and don't want to set up DHCP.

Jack

Harry:

I want to thank you for hanging in there with me.
I woke up this morning with a clearer head and realized
it was a simple matter to reverse the roles of the two
computers I've been using in the test; that gave me a
chance to test two NICs on the "other" computer.

Bingo! You were correct in suspecting the card. Both
cards on the second computer, a VIA VT6105 (D-LINK) and
an Accton SMC2-1211TX could be (individually) brought
up to running. Ping and other commands working.

Thanks again for your help, I'll stop banging my head
on the wall in another hour or two.

Jack