Re: Ethernet card problem

[Russell <rjshaw@iprimus.com.au>]

Elizabeth Barham wrote:
> 
> Russell <rjshaw@iprimus.com.au> writes:
> 
> > My debian pc with on-board 82559 intel ethernet board stopped
> > talking. I can ping localhost, but the windows pc sees the cable
> > from it as 'dead'. I checked all relevant files and ifconfig and
> > netstat, and it was all normal, except for a few packet over-runs.
> 
> If it just started happening all of a sudden, what significant event
> occurred prior to it not working?

There was no event. The ethernet link as seen from the windows taskbar
just went "unplugged".

> > Any way, i put in another pci card which was detected as realtek
> > 8139B, and i changed all the relevant files from eth0 to eth1,
> > and checked with ifconfig and netstat and ping localhost.
> > (Hint: i think /etc/network/interfaces is translated to
> > /etc/init.d/network)
> >
> > Anyway the other windows pc sees the link as 'alive', but
> > i can't get any packets. Pinging from the debian pc doesn't
> > work either (ping stalls). What else can i check? (i've checked
> > the cable). Is there a way to disable the mainboard ethernet hardware?
> 
> It maybe a routing issue. Is eth0 down according to netstat?

I deleted eth0 and all references to it, and replaced with eth1.
 
> Does your BIOS allow you to turn off the on-board ethernet?

no

> What are you seeing with tcpdump?

I haven't got it installed. I can't install it over the
network now:( I think i need another pc;)