Running 64-bit RHEL5.6 here, fully updated. Since approx the beginning of December one (both?) of the two ethernet ports on my SuperMicro H8DM8-2 server stops working. When eth0 goes down I lose the connection to my ISP. Restarting NetworkManager sometimes restores the connection, but even when it does it's only temporary. The only way I've found to restore eth0 connectivity for any appreciable amount of time is to completely reboot the system. Even that doesn't last very long.
Here's the /var/log/messages output as NetworkManager is restarted. I don't pretend to be a NetworkManager expert, but I don't see anything wrong. Can anyone suggest somewhere else to look? --Doc Savage Fairview Heights, IL -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mar 12 03:18:37 lion NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): now unmanaged Mar 12 03:18:37 lion NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): device state change: 8 -> 1 Mar 12 03:18:37 lion NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): deactivating device (reason: 36). Mar 12 03:18:37 lion NetworkManager: <WARN> check_one_route(): (eth0) error -22 returned from rtnl_route_del(): Sucess Mar 12 03:18:37 lion avahi-daemon[4458]: Withdrawing address record for XXX.XXX.XXX.130 on eth0. Mar 12 03:18:37 lion avahi-daemon[4458]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface eth0.IPv4 with address XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX. Mar 12 03:18:37 lion avahi-daemon[4458]: Interface eth0.IPv4 no longer relevant for mDNS. Mar 12 03:18:37 lion NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): cleaning up... Mar 12 03:18:37 lion NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): taking down device. Mar 12 03:18:37 lion avahi-daemon[4458]: Interface eth0.IPv6 no longer relevant for mDNS. Mar 12 03:18:37 lion avahi-daemon[4458]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface eth0.IPv6 with address fe80::230:48ff:fe79:66de. Mar 12 03:18:37 lion avahi-daemon[4458]: Withdrawing address record for fe80::230:48ff:fe79:66de on eth0. Mar 12 03:18:37 lion dhcpd: receive_packet failed on eth0: Network is down Mar 12 03:18:37 lion NetworkManager: <info> eth0: driver is 'forcedeth'. Mar 12 03:18:37 lion NetworkManager: <info> Found new Ethernet device 'eth0'. Mar 12 03:18:37 lion NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): exported as /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_30_48_79_66_de Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): device state change: 1 -> 2 Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): bringing up device. Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): preparing device. Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): deactivating device (reason: 2). Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): carrier now ON (device state 2) Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): device state change: 2 -> 3 Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) starting connection 'System eth0' Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): device state change: 3 -> 4 Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled... Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting... Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): device state change: 4 -> 5 Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled. Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) started... Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): device state change: 5 -> 7 Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Get) scheduled... Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete. Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Get) started... Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) scheduled... Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Get) complete. Mar 12 03:18:41 lion NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) started... Mar 12 03:18:41 lion avahi-daemon[4458]: New relevant interface eth0.IPv4 for mDNS. Mar 12 03:18:41 lion avahi-daemon[4458]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface eth0.IPv4 with address XXX.XXX.XXX.130. Mar 12 03:18:41 lion avahi-daemon[4458]: Registering new address record for XXX.XXX.XXX.130 on eth0. Mar 12 03:18:42 lion NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): device state change: 7 -> 8 Mar 12 03:18:42 lion NetworkManager: <info> Policy set 'System eth0' (eth0) as default for routing and DNS. Mar 12 03:18:42 lion NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) successful, device activated. Mar 12 03:18:42 lion NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) complete. Mar 12 03:18:43 lion avahi-daemon[4458]: New relevant interface eth0.IPv6 for mDNS. Mar 12 03:18:43 lion avahi-daemon[4458]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface eth0.IPv6 with address fe80::230:48ff:fe79:66de. Mar 12 03:18:43 lion avahi-daemon[4458]: Registering new address record for fe80::230:48ff:fe79:66de on eth0. Mar 12 03:18:43 lion NetworkManager: <info> Policy set 'System eth0' (eth0) as default for routing and DNS. /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 contains: # nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet DEVICE=eth0 BOOTPROTO=none BROADCAST=XXX.XXX.XXX.135 HWADDR=00:30:48:79:66:de IPADDR=XXX.XXX.XXX.130 NETMASK=255.255.255.248 NETWORK=XXX.XXX.XXX.128 ONBOOT=yes GATEWAY=XXX.XXX.XXX.134 TYPE=Ethernet USERCTL=yes IPV6INIT=no PEERDNS=yes DNS1=68.94.156.1 DNS2=68.94.157.1 _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
