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Hello, |
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I'm having an odd problem with a server the company I work for bought |
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that has these same two gigabit NICs and I'm running out of ideas on the |
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subject. |
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The server has eth0 as its public interface serving content to the |
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internet and eth1 directly connected to a backup server. |
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The first NIC is working properly but I can't get the second one to |
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work. According to what the support people on the collocation facility |
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told us both NICs show that the link status led is turned On and we've |
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made them double check that the network cable isn't the cause of this |
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problem. |
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Both systems starts without reporting any errors and `ifconfig` also |
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show both interfaces up. |
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I've kept this server setup as simple as possible. Right now I'm running |
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Gentoo Linux 2008.0 amd64 setup with kernel-2.6.28-gentoo-r1 but I also |
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tried with the following kernel versions: |
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2.6.27-gentoo-r7 |
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2.6.27-gentoo-r8 |
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and the kernel that comes with the Gentoo LiveCD |
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The backup server is also running Gentoo Linux 2008.0 x86 setup with |
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kerrnel-2.6.27-gentoo-r8. |
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I'm using the driver e1000e for these NICs since it's the one suggested |
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for these Intel cards and I've found lot of information about a problem |
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on this driver that leads to the the firmware being corrupted. I don't |
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think I'm affected though since the first card is working properly and |
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I've dumped the eprom for both adapters and they doesn't show any |
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difference. |
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Basically this is the setup: |
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server1 -> public |
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server1 -> eth0 -> public interface |
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server1 -> eth1 -> 192.168.0.1 |
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server2 -> backup |
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server2 -> eth0 -> public interface |
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server2 -> eth1 -> 192.168.0.2 |
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On the backup server if I do `ethtool eth1` it shows the link is being |
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detected, but this doesn't happen on the first server that also reports: |
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Speed: Unknown! (65535) |
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Duplex: Unknown! (255) |
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Please, any advice will be greatly appretiated. I've been searching for |
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days on this without success. |
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Below are details of both servers. |
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########### |
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# server1 # |
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########### |
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~ # lspci | grep Ethernet |
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04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 80003ES2LAN Gigabit |
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Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 01) |
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04:00.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 80003ES2LAN Gigabit |
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Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 01) |
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~ # cat /etc/conf.d/net |
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config_eth0=( |
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'XX.XXX.XX.202 netmask 255.255.255.248 broadcast XX.XXX.XX.207' |
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... |
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'XX.XXX.XX.206 netmask 255.255.255.248 broadcast XX.XXX.XX.207' |
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) |
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routes_eth0='default via XX.XXX.XX.201' |
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dns_domain_eth0='domain.net' |
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config_eth1=( |
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"192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255" |
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) |
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~ # ifconfig |
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eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:a0:d1:e8:3b:68 |
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inet addr:XX.XXX.XX.202 Bcast:XX.XXX.XX.207 |
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Mask:255.255.255.248 |
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UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 |
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RX packets:83081438 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 |
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TX packets:89444857 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 |
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collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 |
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RX bytes:30092415043 (28.0 GiB) TX bytes:75609832692 (70.4 GiB) |
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Memory:fc8e0000-fc900000 |
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... |
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eth0:4 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:a0:d1:e8:3b:68 |
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inet addr:XX.XXX.XX.206 Bcast:XX.XXX.XX.207 |
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Mask:255.255.255.248 |
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UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 |
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Memory:fc8e0000-fc900000 |
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eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:a0:d1:e8:3b:69 |
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inet addr:192.168.0.1 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 |
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UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 |
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RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 |
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TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 |
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collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 |
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RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) |
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Memory:fc8c0000-fc8e0000 |
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lo Link encap:Local Loopback |
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inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 |
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UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 |
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RX packets:11233495 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 |
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TX packets:11233495 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 |
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collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 |
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RX bytes:6664273827 (6.2 GiB) TX bytes:6664273827 (6.2 GiB) |
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~ # ethtool eth0 |
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Settings for eth0: |
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Supported ports: [ TP ] |
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Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full |
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100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full |
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1000baseT/Full |
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Supports auto-negotiation: Yes |
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Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full |
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100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full |
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1000baseT/Full |
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Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes |
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Speed: 100Mb/s |
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Duplex: Full |
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Port: Twisted Pair |
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PHYAD: 1 |
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Transceiver: internal |
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Auto-negotiation: on |
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Supports Wake-on: pumbag |
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Wake-on: g |
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Current message level: 0x00000001 (1) |
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Link detected: yes |
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~ # ethtool eth1 |
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Settings for eth1: |
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Supported ports: [ TP ] |
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Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full |
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100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full |
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1000baseT/Full |
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Supports auto-negotiation: Yes |
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Advertised link modes: 100baseT/Full |
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Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes |
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Speed: Unknown! (65535) |
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Duplex: Unknown! (255) |
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Port: Twisted Pair |
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PHYAD: 1 |
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Transceiver: internal |
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Auto-negotiation: on |
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Supports Wake-on: pumbag |
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Wake-on: g |
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Current message level: 0x00000001 (1) |
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Link detected: no |
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~ # cat /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 |
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# crc-itu-t |
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# zlib_inflate |
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i2c-dev |
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i2c-core |
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i2c-i801 |
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# e1000 |
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e1000e |
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# intel-agp |
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ipmi_watchdog |
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ipmi_si |
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ipmi_msghandler |
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ipmi_devintf |
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ipmi_poweroff |
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# sr_mod |
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# scsi_wait_scan |
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# brd |
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# cdrom |
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coretemp |
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w83627hf |
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# iTCO_wdt |
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# i6300esb |
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########### |
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# server2 # |
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########### |
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~ # lspci | grep Ethernet |
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02:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet |
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Pro 100 (rev 0d) |
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02:0d.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet |
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Pro 100 (rev 0d) |
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~ # cat /etc/conf.d/net |
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config_eth0=( |
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'XX.XXX.XX.219 netmask 255.255.255.248 broadcast XX.XXX.XX.223' |
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... |
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'65.254.49.202 netmask 255.255.255.248 broadcast 65.254.49.207' |
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) |
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routes_eth0='default via XX.XXX.XX.217' |
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dns_domain_eth0='domain.net' |
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config_eth1=( |
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"192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255" |
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) |
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~ # ifconfig |
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eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0c:f1:a7:78:a9 |
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inet addr:XX.XXX.XX.219 Bcast:XX.XXX.XX.223 |
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Mask:255.255.255.248 |
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UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 |
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RX packets:8429827 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 |
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TX packets:5553672 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 |
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collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 |
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RX bytes:633873160 (604.5 MiB) TX bytes:485576160 (463.0 MiB) |
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... |
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eth0:3 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0c:f1:a7:78:a9 |
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inet addr:XX.XXX.XX.222 Bcast:XX.XXX.XX.223 |
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Mask:255.255.255.248 |
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UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 |
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eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0c:f1:a7:78:ab |
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inet addr:192.168.0.2 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 |
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UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 |
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RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 |
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TX packets:1547 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 |
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collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 |
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RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:64974 (63.4 KiB) |
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lo Link encap:Local Loopback |
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inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 |
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UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 |
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RX packets:4529 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 |
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TX packets:4529 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 |
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collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 |
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RX bytes:2813334 (2.6 MiB) TX bytes:2813334 (2.6 MiB) |
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~ # ethtool eth0 |
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Settings for eth0: |
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Supported ports: [ TP MII ] |
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Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full |
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100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full |
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Supports auto-negotiation: Yes |
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Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full |
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100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full |
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Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes |
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Speed: 100Mb/s |
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Duplex: Full |
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Port: MII |
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PHYAD: 1 |
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Transceiver: internal |
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Auto-negotiation: on |
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Supports Wake-on: g |
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Wake-on: g |
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Current message level: 0x00000007 (7) |
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Link detected: yes |
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~ # ethtool eth1 |
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Settings for eth1: |
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Supported ports: [ TP MII ] |
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Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full |
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100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full |
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Supports auto-negotiation: Yes |
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Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full |
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100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full |
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Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes |
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Speed: 100Mb/s |
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Duplex: Full |
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Port: MII |
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PHYAD: 1 |
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Transceiver: internal |
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Auto-negotiation: on |
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Supports Wake-on: g |
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Wake-on: g |
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Current message level: 0x00000001 (1) |
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Link detected: yes |
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