Re: /sbin/ifconfig shows eth0, but not "RUNNING"?
On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 02:33:58PM -0700, Adar Dembo wrote:
> I am trying to run a piece of software that apparently depends on a
> "RUNNING" message in ifconfig.
>
> dh3:/etc/tss2# /sbin/ifconfig
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:E0:18:2A:00:59
> inet addr:128.12.19.34 Bcast:128.12.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
> UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:182004968 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:107471612 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:227 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
> RX bytes:2692733011 (2.5 GiB) TX bytes:3770438040 (3.5 GiB)
> Interrupt:20
>
> lo Link encap:Local Loopback
> inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
> UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
> RX packets:10143 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:10143 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> RX bytes:1291706 (1.2 MiB) TX bytes:1291706 (1.2 MiB)
>
> Notice how the loopback interface has "RUNNING" on it, whereas eth0 does
> not. It is the lack of RUNNING that is preventing the software I'm
> trying to run from loading. It claims that eth0 is NOT running, which,
> according to ifconfig, it isn't. What should I do?
>
> -Adar
>
> PS I'm not subscribed to the list, so please respond directly to my
> e-mail address
>
It is RUNNING for me.
Does the interface working? Can you ping somewhere else?
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Shaul Karl, shaulka@bezeqint.n e t
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