Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 152566
nforce4 network issues
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:11:02 EST
Description of problem: I've a MSI K8N Platinum with nforce4 SLI. I've a problem with the integrated network and forcedeth: my network seems works, but as you can see in the attchment some programs say that network doesn't work, others yes: - ping to www.google.it works - browser can reach www.google.it - network configuration says that eth0 is ok and working but - gnome's network icon say no network device - network tool say that eth0 is inactive. - Yum sometimes reaches repos sometimes not. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel version: 2.6.11-1.1208-x86_64 Actual results: network works not very well. Expected results: network fully recognized by any component.
Created attachment 112451 [details] Yum, gnome's icon, ipconfig, ping, network conf and tool screenshot
updated to kernel version: 2.6.11-1.1219-x86_64 same issues. none that help me?
updated to kernel version: 2.6.11-1.1225-x86_64 same issues. I need a fix!
updated to Fedora Core 4 test 2 with kernel version: 2.6.11-1.1226-x86_64 same issues. I'm writing on a wall or someone will help me?
finally tried to update to kernel version: 2.6.11-1.1236-x86_64 same issues.
updated to kernel version: 2.6.11-1.1251-x86_64 same issues.
updated to kernel version: 2.6.11-1.1267-x86_64 same issues.
updated to Fedora Core 4 test 3 and kernel version: 2.6.11-1.1290-x86_64 same issues.
updated to Fedora Core 4 final kernel version: 2.6.11-1.1369-x86_64 same issues. So I've tried to install a PCI card, I've installed a VIA VT6105 PCI based network card and SAME ISSUE. - FF can reach network - ping works - yum doesn't work - gnome's network icon show no network. I think it's a Fedora's bug, because different network, different modules, same issues. Please FIX this or help me to have a normal situation. Thanx
the fact that ping/browser works suggests the driver is fine, so my thinking is that this must be a problem in the gui tools.
system-config-network says it is "active" !!!
(In reply to comment #11) > system-config-network says it is "active" !!! yes it is, but can be that says it is active but forget to change something?
what is the output of (as root): /sbin/mii-tool and /sbin/ethtool ?
That should be: /sbin/mii-tool eth0 /sbin/ethtool eth0
[root@b-52 ~]# /sbin/mii-tool eth0 eth0: negotiated 100baseTx-FD flow-control, link ok [root@b-52 ~]# /sbin/ethtool eth0 Settings for eth0: Supported ports: [ TP MII ] Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full Supports auto-negotiation: Yes Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes Speed: 100Mb/s Duplex: Full Port: MII PHYAD: 1 Transceiver: internal Auto-negotiation: on Supports Wake-on: pumbg Wake-on: d Current message level: 0x00000001 (1) Link detected: yes [root@b-52 ~]#
Changing back the hostname from b-52 to localhost.localdomain yum works! gnome's network icon still not working. ??
Abstract: I've a _fresh_ Fedora Core 4 final version installed. I've changed the default network configuration -> dns -> hostname from "localhost.localdomain" to "b-52" and yum stop working. Browser and ping work. Switching to another network (from integreted nforce4 to VIA VT6105) same results. Backing to "localhost.localdomain" let yum to work.
when I say yum stop working I want to say that cannot reach repositary, it stops like in the image attached. The only way is to hit ctrl-c and terminate the process.
Ok now yum works, don't know why, also with b-52 hostname, it is very slow on retrieve informations about repositaries, but it works. Gnome's network icon works after entering eht0 as I have read here https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161216