eth0 fails after installing and operating ath0 using ath_pci

sharpie · 2009-01-05 23:47:20

Hi everyone, thank you for taking a look at my problem here.

I'm operating on an older IBM Thinkpad A22M. When I first install ArchLinux, eth0 works fine. I can dhcpcd into my network and browse the internet without a problem. Once I add this WG511T PCMCIA card, and attempt to connect with it, eth0 fails and nothing I can do will bring it back.

I am operating no network managers and I do not do

sudo ifconfig eth0 down

before doing anything at all with the ath0.

ifconfig -a

ath0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1E:2A:67:30:DC  
          inet addr:192.168.0.66  Bcast:255.255.255.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::21e:2aff:fe67:30dc/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:5218 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:1622 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:4296916 (4.0 Mb)  TX bytes:207436 (202.5 Kb)

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:10:A4:82:6C:63  
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

irda0     Link encap:IrLAP  HWaddr 00:00:00:00  
          NOARP  MTU:2048  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:8 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:280 (280.0 b)  TX bytes:280 (280.0 b)

wifi0     Link encap:UNSPEC  HWaddr 00-1E-2A-67-30-DC-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00  
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:22123 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:1141
          TX packets:3979 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:280 
          RX bytes:4314509 (4.1 Mb)  TX bytes:391932 (382.7 Kb)
          Interrupt:11

lspci

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 03)
00:02.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1450 (rev 03)
00:02.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1450 (rev 03)
00:03.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro 100 (rev 09)
00:03.1 Serial controller: Xircom Mini-PCI V.90 56k Modem
00:05.0 Multimedia audio controller: Cirrus Logic CS 4614/22/24/30 [CrystalClear SoundFusion Audio Accelerator] (rev 01)
00:07.0 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage Mobility P/M AGP 2x (rev 64)
06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5001X+ Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)

/etc/rc.conf

#I cleaned this up to fit it into this forum post.
MODULES=(e100 eepro100 mii slhc ath5k ath_hal ac97_bus snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-seq-oss snd-seq-device snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-page-alloc slloc snd-pcm snd-rawmidi snd-timer snd snd-ac97-codec snd-cs46xx soundcore)
eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(eth0)
gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
#NETWORKS=(main)
DAEMONS=(alsa hal fam gdm syslog-ng network netfs crond)

Of course, taking down eth0 and then bringing it back up does not work. I have already made sure that the ethernet cable and the router both work by plugging in another PC. I've looked at just about everything I could find to figure out what would cause this kind of issue, but I have found little in answers.

Again, thanks for taking a look. If you have any useful resources or reads or an explanation as to what I'm doing wrong, I would take them gratefully.

Last edited by sharpie (2009-01-06 00:05:51)

MoonSwan · 2009-01-06 06:45:56

What are you using to connect to the network itself? IE netcfg2, wicd, knetworkmanager... ?

Try using either the "mii" or "ethtool" application to gain some info perhaps? I've used ethtool to re-connect seemingly dead connections. Some people find the "dhcpcd" client to be a pain and quirky with their hardware, so often I see others recommend using "dhclient" instead. Give that a try perhaps, and check the netcfg2 page on the arch wiki for troubleshooting ideas if you have time.

Stupid question but what is the Irda port used for in your case? I know its infrared but I've never seen that port actually used for something even on the Thinkpad line of lappys, where its most commonly found. Maybe its conflicting somehow?

Last edited by MoonSwan (2009-01-06 06:47:30)

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#1 2009-01-05 23:47:20

eth0 fails after installing and operating ath0 using ath_pci

#2 2009-01-06 06:45:56

Re: eth0 fails after installing and operating ath0 using ath_pci

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