Re: [Gumstix-users] Re: NetCF ethernet woes

[Kirk M. <km...@ec...>]

We found that the ethernet is not started as a device before the 
config tries to use it. So our interfaces file on gum2 looks like 
this for example:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 152.78.189.12
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 152.78.189.255
gateway 152.78.189.254
pre-up /sbin/modprobe smc91x

Cheers
Kirk
ps: you're welcome to log in to gu...@gu...
its got the latest build - which has enabled mmc at last - thanks for 
the tips people.
At 23:39 29/01/2006, you wrote:
>ifup eth0 should be all that's needed.
>
>C
>
>On Jan 28, 2006, at 11:41 PM, Kevin Worth wrote:
>
>>Sri,
>>
>>We have been having a similar problem on the netCF we just got- our
>>connection seems to be flaky because sometimes on bringing the
>>interface up the gumstix freezes and other times it just comes up and
>>says nothing is connected. I wonder if they had a bad run of
>>boards/connectors because everything I've read in the tutorials make
>>it sound like bringing eth0 up is a simple process.
>>
>>Is anyone out there able to verify that bringing eth0 up on a netCF
>>should just be a matter of running ifup eth0?
>>
>>-Kevin
>>
>>>
>>>Message: 2
>>>Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 15:22:36 -0500
>>>From: Srikanth Saripalli <sri...@gm...>
>>>To: gum...@li...
>>>Subject: [Gumstix-users] NetCF ethernet woes
>>>Reply-To: gum...@li...
>>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I bought a CF stick pack and then a netCF card and a robostix card
>>>(the robostix and the netCF were bought about a week back). When I
>>>connect the netCF to a switch and then do ifup eth0 , it always says
>>>that eth0: link down.
>>>
>>>I have tested the ethernet cable, the switch and also tried
>>>connecting
>>>it to a different computer using a different cable. ( I have tried
>>>the
>>>hub with another laptop and it works fine).
>>>
>>>IN my /etc/network/interfaces
>>>
>>>I have
>>>auto eth0
>>>iface eth0 inet static
>>>address 192.168.0.2
>>>netmask 255.255.255.0
>>>
>>>i have removed the auto eth0 and have tried to bring up the network
>>>manually by loading the modules (modprobe smc91x and then doing ifup
>>>eth0 but it still says the same thing).
>>>
>>>Am I doing something wrong or is the card broken. Btw the compact
>>>flash works okay. Please let me know at sri...@gm...
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Sri
>>
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