[Aurora-sparc-user] problem with network card in UltraSparc 10

[Jos van der Ende]

On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:32:23 -0700
Mario E Mira <mariom at rcn.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> I just Installed AuroraLinux in my UltraSparc 10 which I am really happy
> with so far, the only problem I have is that my network does not work.
> Before when I was running Solaris the network card I was connected to my
> internal network and internet. Now the message I get is that can not
> link. The funny thing is that when I run ifconfig  it shows having a ip
> address bound to it but i can not ping my gateway. I have the
> resolv.conf file configure with the correct nameserver IP address and I
> am using a static ip in my internal network which it has work in the
> past even with the laptop on which I am typing this email now running
> Fedora 9.

Mm, this type of error is hard to diagnose without access to the machine in question. You can try running mii-diag on your network interface to see if it's actually connected and running at the right speed (100mb full duplex for the onboard happy meal nic). Also check dmesg and /var/log/messages for any errors that may explain this.

Also, check if your machine has multiple nics. The Ultra 10 has one onboard "Happy Meal" (hme) nic, but it may have additional nics in its PCI slots. If so, it may be a question of mixed up interfaces.

Certain routers or switches may also not do proper autonegotiation with your nic. At $dayjob, we have trouble with older Cisco switches and certain types of network interfaces. Try using mii-tool to force your nic to use 100mb full duplex.


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Jos van der Ende <seraph at xs4all.nl>