On Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 10:28 AM Peter Ehlert <pb...@sdi-baja.com> wrote:
> > On 7/11/22 21:35, Tixy wrote: > > On Mon, 2022-07-11 at 19:51 -0700, Peter Ehlert wrote: > > [...] > >> I decided to try a fresh netinstall alongside and Boom: > >> > >> === > >> multiple network interfaces > >> > >> eno1: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection (2) I218-LM > >> enp5s0: Intel Corporation 1210 Gigabit Network Connection > >> enx00e04c534458: Unknown Interface > >> === > >> > > [...] > >> what about this mystery "Unknown"? > >> do I have a pending hardware failure? > > Looking up the MAC address in the name of that last interface the name > > says it's from Realtek Semiconductor Corp so it seems unrelated to the > > other Intel devices. Try looking at the output of 'dmesg' and look for > > 'Realtek' in the kernal log for a clue. > dmesg gave me 1662 lines. > > RealTek NIC's require closed source binary blobs to work properly. Try installing `sudo apt install firmware-linux-nonfree firmware-misc-nonfree`or you can install from the non-free installer: https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/. Since you have two working NIC's you should not need to reinstall. > I only found these with realtek: > > [ 16.982860] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: autoconfig for ALC221: > line_outs=1 (0x14/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:line > [ 16.982862] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: speaker_outs=1 > (0x17/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) > [ 16.982863] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: hp_outs=1 > (0x21/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) > [ 16.982864] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: mono: mono_out=0x0 > [ 16.982865] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: inputs: > [ 16.982867] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: Front Mic=0x1a > [ 16.982868] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: Front Mic=0x18 > [ 16.982869] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: Line=0x1b > > > > > > Do you have any other network devices plugged in, perhaps in USB port? > > Possibly a wifi dongle. > yes, I have several, 2 UPS devices, KVM, printer, etc. > > perhaps my new UPS is the culprit. > > process of elimination might tell the tale > > > Also, a long shot, something could be > > automagically configuring something like a phone or bluetooth device > > for network use. > > > > -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian - The universal operating system ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ https://www.debian.org/ ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀
