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gee

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Registered: 2006-11-29

Posts: 313

Broken networking ?

Hello,

I have been using Arch on my laptop since Januray with no major problem. Till sunday still it was all good, but I have moved in a new flat with a cable modem I can't use with Arch it seems...

It's plugged on the same ethernet NIC I was using before but now it does not work.

When I start the network deamon it does not even bring the interface in the end (but if I check while it's trying, I can see my interface with ifconfig). I have no ip, or else ...

The only messages I'm getting are :

dmesg :
eth1: Broadcom ...
b44: eth1: Link is up at 100Mbps, full duplex
b44: eth1: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX.

and in everything.log, the same plus :

dhcpd[4022]: timed out waiting for a valid DHCP server response
dhcpd[4028]: dhcpStart: interface ethx is not Ethernet or 802.2 Token Ring
dhcpd[4033]: timed out waiting for a valid DHCP server response

in rc.conf I have :
ethx="dhcp"
interfaces=(lo ethx)
and I tried to play with ROUTE but it does not help.

I deactivated HAL, DBUS, and the eth1394 module with still no luck. I don't understand I was using ethernet till sunday with no problem, and now I'm sending you this message from a Windows laptop with no problem either (and I had nothing to install to get the network ..)

I don't undesrtand what's happening, so if you have enough thoughts please write them

Thanks

(wifi seems so weak too, but I know my antena is weak, so I can't even manage a network between the 2 comp for now ...)

gee

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Registered: 2006-11-29

Posts: 313

Re: Broken networking ?

I just tried a live gentoo DVD and it was on the same, I will try this DVD on another comp to see ...

iphitus

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From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2004-10-09

Posts: 4,927

Re: Broken networking ?

it's "eth1" not "ethx"

change that in your rc.conf.

gee

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Registered: 2006-11-29

Posts: 313

Re: Broken networking ?

Hello,

I just typed ethx, because I have it for eth0 and eth1 (they swap sometimes, so my ethernet card is not always eth0 with udev management ...)

Also,
the live gentoo DVD worked fine on the windows laptopt I'm using. This laptop has newer and better hardware, but the kernel of the DVD is a 2.6.15 so older than the one in Arch, I don't really understand ... I may try to burn another live CD just to see ...

Thank you for helping. And aren't you the guy behind the beyond patchset ? if so I'm lucky cause you should know more than enough about Arch to save me

slubman

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From: Grenoble (France)

Registered: 2004-08-04

Posts: 86

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Re: Broken networking ?

For the changing order of your netcards look at this wiki page ( http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ude … _Each_Boot )

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gee

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Registered: 2006-11-29

Posts: 313

Re: Broken networking ?

I will when the network works thanks for the link.

gee

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Registered: 2006-11-29

Posts: 313

Re: Broken networking ?

Strange thing, right now I'm in another appartment but it has the same modem and it works fine ...

gee

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Registered: 2006-11-29

Posts: 313

Re: Broken networking ?

Well I took the modem back in my own appartment and it works ... I don't understand anything, but as it works and I can keep this modem it's cool ...
Though if you had any logical explanation I'd be happy to know

(I had the same problem with a Kubuntu live CD so this has nothing to do with Arch itself).

nadman10

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From: Erie, PA

Registered: 2005-10-15

Posts: 200

Re: Broken networking ?

Some providers have wierd DHCP timeout rules and don't like to hand a new IP to a different MAC through the same modem. If it continues, try unplugging the modem for about 5 minutes, then restart your network service and see if you get an IP.

gee

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Registered: 2006-11-29

Posts: 313

Re: Broken networking ?

I already tried that yes and it did not work

But as said before with the other modem it works so it's cool, though I have looked and they should be the same (even same revision) maybe a different firmware that I don't know...

I've also set the udev names now it makes more sense