Re: eth0 without IP on boot

[B_Kloss <b_kloss@web.de>]

Am Mittwoch, 25. Oktober 2006 09:55 schrieb Tim Post:
> Hotplug setup right? May help to post your /etc/network/interfaces file.
>
> Best,
> -Tim
>
> On Wed, 2006-10-25 at 09:17 +0200, Bernd Kloss wrote:
> > Etch
> > 2.6.17-2-k7
> > different realtek, 3COM, onboards
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am having problems with clients on boot.
> > Client is booting, but not finding yp-server
> > This occurs on different clients, sometimes I have to reboot a client a
> > few times and then it works. This behaviour is not reproducable. No
> > rules.
> >
> > ifconfig shows description for lo, nothing for eth0.
> > On
> > ifconfig eth0 192.168.136.XYZ
> > /etc/init.d/nis start
> > everything is working normally.
> >
> > Has anyone a clue?
> >
> > Thanks and greetings
> > Bernd Kloss


On running hwinfo, I found following information:

 net interface: name = lo, path = /class/net/lo
    type = 772
    hw_addr = 00:00:00:00:00:00
  net interface: name = eth0, path = /class/net/eth0
    type = 1
    hw_addr = 00:14:85:51:65:5b
    net device: path = /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.0
    net driver: name = via-rhine, path = /bus/pci/drivers/via-rhine
  net interface: name = sit0, path = /class/net/sit0
    type = 776
    hw_addr = 00:00:00:00
  lo: ethtool link state: 1
  eth0: ethtool link state: 1
**********************************************  
sit0: GLINK ethtool error: Invalid argument
**********************************************
>> pppoe.1: looking for pppoe
>> pppoe.2: discovery
Attempt number 1
eth0: Sending PADI packet
Timeout waiting for PADO packets
Attempt number 2

What is sit0 and what is GLINK tool. Is there any hint for not initialising 
eth0 correctly?


Greetings 
Bernd Kloss