Eth0/Eth1 network problem

[evan]

I've looked some through the forums but have not found a problem exactly like mine. I can get network access, but this is my annoying routine: on boot-up, I have to open a terminal, login as root, and run "ifconfig eth0 down." Then I use the "network card configuration" link in the penguin menu, double-click eth1, select DHCP, and everything works fine. Would someone please help me eliminate these steps? Why is there a 'fake' eth0 coming up at all?

Thanks.

[rwcitek]

I've looked some through the forums but have not found a problem exactly like mine. I can get network access, but this is my annoying routine: on boot-up, I have to open a terminal, login as root, and run "ifconfig eth0 down." Then I use the "network card configuration" link in the penguin menu, double-click eth1, select DHCP, and everything works fine. Would someone please help me eliminate these steps? Why is there a 'fake' eth0 coming up at all?

That is indeed odd. What does lspci -v show, one or two NICs?

Regards,
- Robert
http://www.cwelug.org

[Markus]

Could be firewire. Does the cheatcode nofirewire remove the couble nic problem?

[evan]

Hi,

Here's the lspci:

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0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8377 [KT400/KT600 AGP] Host Bridge
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc. A7V8X motherboard
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0
Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 PCI Bridge (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
Memory behind bridge: ee000000-efdfffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: eff00000-f7ffffff
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:0a.0 Unknown mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc. 20269 (rev 02) (prog-if 85)
Subsystem: Promise Technology, Inc. Ultra133TX2
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, slow devsel, latency 32, IRQ 16
I/O ports at d800 [size=8]
I/O ports at d400 [size=4]
I/O ports at d000 [size=8]
I/O ports at b800 [size=4]
I/O ports at b400 [size=16]
Memory at ed800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:0b.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Lucent Microelectronics FW323 (rev 04) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Lucent Microelectronics FW323
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 19
Memory at ed000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc. A7V8X-X motherboard
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 21
I/O ports at b000 [size=32]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc. A7V8X-X motherboard
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 21
I/O ports at a800 [size=32]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc. A7V8X-X motherboard
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 21
I/O ports at a400 [size=32]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 82) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc. A7V8X-X motherboard rev 1.01
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 21
Memory at ec800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ISA Bridge
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc. A7V8X-X motherboard
Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc. A7V8X-X motherboard rev. 1.01
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 255
I/O ports at a000 [size=16]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50)
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc. A7V8X-X Motherboard
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 22
I/O ports at e000 [size=256]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 74)
Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc. A7V8X-X Motherboard
Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 23
I/O ports at 9800 [size=256]
Memory at ec000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400] (rev b2) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
Memory at ee000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Expansion ROM at efff0000 [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

======================

Do you need me to run this command as root?

Hope this helps.

[evan]

Thanks, Markus, but, errr... I'm new to Knoppix. If it's no trouble, can you tell me how to enter a cheat code, or send me to the write manual to read? I'm having trouble finding how to pass cheat codes with hard drive installations.

[Markus]

Thanks, Markus, but, errr... I'm new to Knoppix. If it's no trouble, can you tell me how to enter a cheat code, or send me to the write manual to read? I'm having trouble finding how to pass cheat codes with hard drive installations.

For lilo: Highlight kernel, hit tab, type cheatcode, hit enter
Fro grub: Highlight kernel, type cheatcode, hit enter (you should see it on the line at the bottom of the screen)

Since you only have one Ethernet controller according to lspci I suspect the firewire is getting eth0. A quick and dirty fix would be to add to /etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh:
ifdown eth0
ifup eth1
pump -i eth1

But it's not very eloquent (probably misspelled that too). You could also have a look in /etc/network/interfaces and change eth0 to eth1.

[evan]

Thanks, Markus! I'll try those out when I get home.