yes, the problem is in the ifplugd ... but as you don't need the miitool system, you can simply disable it in the ifcfg-eth0 file ... as simple as that :o)
On Apr 5, 2005 9:15 PM, Raylund Lai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The answer is no and yes. ;) > > I've added the line "MII_NOT_SUPPORTED=yes" in ifcfg-eth0. It work > because after adding this line, the network script > (/etc/rc.d/init.d/network) won't run "ifplugd" as the startup of network > interface. But the file is created by script which means no good to just > change it. So I try to find out the root of the problem. > > I found out the new mnf2 (mandrake 10 probably) is now using ifplugd to > startup network interface and monitoring its activities. And I found > that the version on mnf2 iso is not good in detecting 3Com (3C905) NIC. > Thus I go to the cooker to download the latest version available for > mandrake and upgraded the version. Everything work fine without any > scripts modification. I can confirm that as I do the upgrade right after > another clean installation. > > Hence the problem is not the scripts but on the version of ifplugd. > > Cheers > Raylund > > florin wrote: > > >what did you change exactly ? only the MII_NOT_SUPPORTED=yes line in > >/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 file ? if the answer is yes, > >this has been discussed several times on this ML and I'm about to add > >this in the web frontend ... > > > >my 2cts, > > > >On Apr 5, 2005 11:33 AM, Raylund Lai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Previously I've problem on the network interface (eth0) getting down > >>when mnf2 reboot or after changing network configurations. I found out > >>the problem is on the network daemon "ifplugd" and my nic 3C905. The > >>ifplugd didn't detect well on 3C905 "link beat". > >> > >>I've updated the version and it worked fine. The version comes with the > >>recent mnf2 iso is ifplugd-0.21b-1mdk. I have to upgrade to > >>ifplugd-0.26-2mdk from cooker. Here the link > >>"http://0pointer.de/lennart/projects/ifplugd/"; said version 0.26 is > >>"changed MII code for better compatibility with some 3COM Boomerang cards". > >> > >>Hope this will help people who have 3C905 and the same problem. > >> > >>Cheers > >>Raylund > >> > >> > >>____________________________________________________ > >>Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >>Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > >>Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com > >>____________________________________________________ > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >____________________________________________________ > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > >Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com > >____________________________________________________ > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com > ____________________________________________________ > > > -- Florin
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