2 weeks ago I can do this command with success ifconfig eth1 up MY.IP.ADD.RESS
now I get ibook:~# ifconfig eth1 192.168.1.5 Bus error I hope this can be useful and not OT ;-) Alessandro
ibook:~# ifconfig eth0 down ibook:~# ifconfig eth1 192.168.1.5 Bus error ibook:~# tail -f /var/log/messages Nov 17 14:55:36 localhost kernel: [e215b10c] bcm430x_net_open+0x1c/0x300 [bcm430x] Nov 17 14:55:36 localhost kernel: [c02707dc] dev_open+0x8c/0xe0 Nov 17 14:55:36 localhost kernel: [c026f3b4] dev_change_flags+0x144/0x180 Nov 17 14:55:36 localhost kernel: [c02b6758] devinet_ioctl+0x6c8/0x7b0 Nov 17 14:55:36 localhost kernel: [c02b6b28] inet_ioctl+0xf8/0x130 Nov 17 14:55:36 localhost kernel: [c0263458] sock_ioctl+0x128/0x310 Nov 17 14:55:36 localhost kernel: [c008109c] do_ioctl+0x3c/0x90 Nov 17 14:55:36 localhost kernel: [c008117c] vfs_ioctl+0x8c/0x460 Nov 17 14:55:36 localhost kernel: [c0081590] sys_ioctl+0x40/0x80 Nov 17 14:55:36 localhost kernel: [c0004800] ret_from_syscall+0x0/0x44 ibook:~# tail -f /var/log/messages Nov 17 14:55:36 localhost kernel: [e215b10c] bcm430x_net_open+0x1c/0x300 [bcm430x] Nov 17 14:55:36 localhost kernel: [c02707dc] dev_open+0x8c/0xe0 Nov 17 14:55:36 localhost kernel: [c026f3b4] dev_change_flags+0x144/0x180 Nov 17 14:55:36 localhost kernel: [c02b6758] devinet_ioctl+0x6c8/0x7b0 Nov 17 14:55:36 localhost kernel: [c02b6b28] inet_ioctl+0xf8/0x130 Nov 17 14:55:36 localhost kernel: [c0263458] sock_ioctl+0x128/0x310 Nov 17 14:55:36 localhost kernel: [c008109c] do_ioctl+0x3c/0x90 Nov 17 14:55:36 localhost kernel: [c008117c] vfs_ioctl+0x8c/0x460 Nov 17 14:55:36 localhost kernel: [c0081590] sys_ioctl+0x40/0x80 Nov 17 14:55:36 localhost kernel: [c0004800] ret_from_syscall+0x0/0x44
