Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 140275
Phantom network devices created by system-config-network
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:10:55 EST
Description of problem: Phantom network devices created when using system-config-network to change network setup. Computer has a hardwired GigE port (eth0) and a n internal wireless card which does not have a Fedora driver. I am not using ndiswrapper. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 1.3.17 How reproducible: Every time I use it. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Delete all network devices by selecting and pressing Delete button. Have only one physical connection available (unplug or turn off others). 2. Press New and create a new network device for eth0 by following the prompts. Save file as prompted. 3. Actual results: Six network devices appear in the display for system-config-network. Expected results: Additional info: eth0 is a Broadcom NetXreme BCM5702X Gigabit Ethernet adaptor. Also inside, but not configured is a Broadcom 43906 802.11a/b/g multimode wireless adaptor.
in the "Devices" tab or in the "Hardware" tab?? Screenshot?
This is in the Devices list, as I recall. Whatever is the at start display in system-config-network. I tried to submit a screenshot after submitting the defect report, but Bugzilla would not accept it. When I'm back at my Fedora system, I will try again.
Created attachment 107276 [details] Screenshot for the defect
Created attachment 107278 [details] Screenshot showing the Hardware tab. Here is a screenshot showing the hardware tab for my system. Erik
To get a clean set manually, could you please do as root: # rm -r /etc/sysconfig/networking # rm /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-*
Executing these commands effectively cleaned out the display in system-config-network. I will reboot and try to recover my network configuration and see if it all comes back properly.
Completed the reboot. Shutdown and reboot yielded errors for missing devices (not unexpectedly). The loopback device was restored silently and my wireless card could be recovered, after the usual tinkering with system-config-network, as eth0 this time. The GigE interface is not found, although it might be if it were actually connected (not near a port tonight). The final test can come Monday, when I will need to reconfigure a device. At that point I'll know if the phantoms come back.
Fedora Core 2 is now maintained by the Fedora Legacy project for security updates only. If this problem is a security issue, please reopen and reassign to the Fedora Legacy product. If it is not a security issue and hasn't been resolved in the current FC3 updates or in the FC4 test release, reopen and change the version to match.
Appears to work in FC3. JEH