Re: new kernel, now no network
On Thu, 17 Apr 2003 12:37:04 -0400
"Fitz Hugh Ludlow" <fhludlow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Now the module loads, but says "unused" in lsmod. dmesg has zero info. I
> can't find any mention of it whatsoever in /var/log/ either.
>
> Should the mere act of loading the module cause it to probe and look for
> the nic? Will this activity be logged anywhere? Should
> /etc/init.d/networking restart cause it to look for the nic?
> It says,
> eth1: ERROR while getting interface flags no such device
> bind socket to interface: no such device
>
> It's now eth1 since I got the onboard nforce nic working as eth0. Would
> it be productive to disable the onboard nic and try to get this working
> again as eth0?
>
> Is there anything else one must do when installing a second pci nic?
Well, yes.
It looks like what's happening now is that your NIC is being seen and a
driver is loaded for it. Since it isn't bound to an interface lsmod reports
the driver is unused.
You need to another stanza in /etc/network/interfaces for eth1.
Kevin
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