[K12OSN] Finding MAC address for NIC

[Doug Simpson]

OOPS!!!!

Can't set the gateway on that interface. . . Locked the whole schmo down. 
. .

Don't need the gateway for what I am going to be doing with it anyway, I 
don't think. . .

Thanks again!

Doug Simpson
Technology Specialist
DeQueen Public Schools
DeQueen, AR 71832
simpsond at leopards.k12.ar.us
Tux for President!

On Thu, 27 Apr 2006, Doug Simpson wrote:

> You guys ROCK!!!
> Read on. . .
> On Thu, 27 Apr 2006, Stephen John Smoogen wrote:
> 
> > On 4/27/06, Doug Simpson <simpsond at leopards.k12.ar.us> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Are you sure the other NIC is working?  It sounds more and more like
> > > > none of the system tools are able to access it....
> > > >
> > > > What does::
> > > >   # ifconfig eth1 up
> > >
> > 
> > I am coming very late into the conversation, but I hope this is helpful.
> > 
> > What does  " /sbin/ifconfig -a | grep '^[[:alnum:]]'" show:
> 
> dev12250  Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0E:0C:51:A9:9E
> eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0F:1F:68:A9:39
> eth2      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0E:0C:51:99:1C
> lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
> 
> So apparently, the MAC address for the third NIC is xx:9e above.
> > 
> > eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:00:00:00:00:00
> > 
> > Next what does /etc/modules.conf or /etc/modprobe.conf show
> 
> alias eth0 e1000
> alias eth2 e100
> alias scsi_hostadapter aic7xxx
> alias scsi_hostadapter1 megaraid
> alias usb-controller usb-uhci
> alias eth1 e100
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > grep eth /etc/modprobe.conf
> > alias eth0 tg3
> 
> grep eth /etc/modprobe.conf
> returns:
> alias eth0 e1000
> alias eth1 e100
> alias eth2 e100
> 
> 
> > 
> > if there is know entry for eth1 then we may have to add it before you
> > can see it in ifconfig. I find that with lspci for modern eqt:
> > 
> >  /sbin/lspci | grep Ethernet
> > 04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5751
> > Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 01)
> 
> lspci | grep Ethernet
> returns:
> 
> 03:01.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82544GC Gigabit Ethernet 
> Controller (LOM) (rev 02)
> 05:04.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 
> 0d)
> 06:03.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 
> 0d)
> 
> I think I can get it configured now. . .
> 
> I know the MAC address!
> 
> Thanks and I will post results soon. . .
> 
> Doug
> 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > >  ifconfig eth1 up
> > > eth1: unknown interface: No such device
> > >
> > >
> > > >   # ifconfig eth1
> > > > do for you?
> > > > Can you use the GUI tool after that?
> > > > (Did you check inside /etc/sysconfig/hwconf?)
> > > >
> > > There is nothing anywhere in /etc/sysconfig/ for eth1.
> > >
> > > I may just have to shut this thing down and pull that card and restart
> > > without it and let kuzdu do it's thing and then re-installt and let kudzu
> > > do it's thing again and re-detect it.
> > >
> > > That is an evening thing, though. . . can't go there during school. . .
> > >
> > > Thanks for the help!
> > >
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> > 
> > --
> > Stephen J Smoogen.
> > CSIRT/Linux System Administrator
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