I tried after changing ifcfg-eth0 file with recommended settings.. I set
DHCP_HOSTNAME to the hostname I see on my windows machine( when
connected to Comcast).
But unfortunately the same thing, on startup I get the same message
"Determining IP information for eth0 : failed"..
And if I try "ifup eth0" after system Boot up, RedHat 7.1 hangs.
I see ethernet card lights blinking normally.. the driver is loaded properly.
I see the following messages coming from driver code in /var/log/messages, these are some comments for some fix it seems.
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Nov 4 11:00:48 localhost kernel: ip_conntrack (4095 buckets, 32760 max)
Nov 4 11:00:48 localhost kernel: eepro100.c:v1.09j-t 9/29/99 Donald Becker
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/eepro100.html
Nov 4 11:00:48 localhost kernel: eepro100.c: $Revision: 1.36 $ 2000/11/17 Modified by Andrey V. Savochkin <saw@saw.sw.com.sg> and others
Nov 4 11:00:48 localhost kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 02:01.0
Nov 4 11:00:48 localhost kernel: eth0: Intel Corporation 82557 [Ethernet Pro 100], 00:A0:C9:8A:E0:22, I/O at 0xa000, IRQ 11.
Nov 4 11:00:48 localhost kernel: Receiver lock-up bug exists -- enabling work-around.
Nov 4 11:00:48 localhost kernel: Board assembly 678400-001, Physical connectors present: RJ45
Nov 4 11:00:48 localhost kernel: Primary interface chip i82555 PHY #1.
Nov 4 11:00:48 localhost kernel: General self-test: passed.
Nov 4 11:00:48 localhost kernel: Serial sub-system self-test: passed.
Nov 4 11:00:48 localhost kernel: Internal registers self-test: passed.
Nov 4 11:00:48 localhost kernel: ROM checksum self-test: passed (0x49caa8d6).
Nov 4 11:00:48 localhost kernel: Receiver lock-up workaround activated.
Nov 4 11:00:48 localhost kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
Nov 4 11:00:48 localhost kernel: eth0: Transmit timed out: status f048 0000 at 0/28 command 0001a000.
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I get the following messages regarding eth0 interface.
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Nov 4 10:22:26 localhost kudzu: succeeded
Nov 4 10:22:26 localhost sysctl: net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0
Nov 4 10:22:26 localhost sysctl: net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter = 1
Nov 4 10:22:26 localhost sysctl: kernel.sysrq = 0
Nov 4 10:22:26 localhost network: Setting network parameters: succeeded
Nov 4 10:22:26 localhost network: Bringing up interface lo: succeeded
Nov 4 10:22:26 localhost ifup: Determining IP information for eth0...
Nov 4 10:22:26 localhost pumpd[394]: starting at (uptime 0 days, 0:00:27) Tue Nov 4 10:22:26 2003
Nov 4 10:22:37 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: ... no drivers for USB product 0/0/0
Nov 4 10:22:37 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: ... no drivers for USB product 0/0/0
Nov 4 10:23:26 localhost ifup: Operation failed.
Nov 4 10:24:26 localhost dhcpcd[413]: timed out waiting for a valid DHCP server response
Nov 4 10:24:26 localhost ifup: failed.
Nov 4 10:24:26 localhost network: Bringing up interface eth0: failed
Nov 4 10:24:29 localhost gpm: gpm startup succeeded
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I have no clue what is going on, whether it is in hardware, driver, dhcp config or Comcast?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks