[K12OSN] Finding MAC address for NIC

[Doug Simpson]

With the information provided, I was able to configure that pasky device 
and it is now online!

Thanks Smoogen!

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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