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From: Roman Naumann <sapiens.dyslexia@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Network problem
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:19:43
Message-Id: e6626f3f0702120414q35b31c55sf9df225255455497@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Network problem by Hans-Werner Hilse
1 On 2/12/07, Hans-Werner Hilse <hilse@×××.de> wrote:
2 >
3 > Hi,
4 >
5 > On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:54:42 +0100 "Roman Naumann"
6 > <sapiens.dyslexia@××××××××××.com> wrote:
7 >
8 > > Ifconfig eth0 gives me this:
9 > >
10 > > Link encap:
11 > >
12 > > UNSPEC HWaddr 44-4F-C0-00-14-31-AC-10-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
13 > > [...]
14 > > I'm pretty sure the Mac-Addr is too long.. that's weird,
15 > > Also, when using Sabayon, the first line differs: "Link encap:ether"
16 > > and the mac is correct
17 > >
18 > > I tried to change the mac with:
19 > > ifconfig eth0 hw ether 10:20:30:40:50:60
20 > > but then, I get th following:
21 > > SIOCSIFHWADDR: Invalid argument
22 >
23 > eth0 doesn't seem to be what it has been anymore. You probably compiled
24 > a new kernel with some extra network drivers (USB devices? Firewire?).
25 > Looking at the "MAC" address above, I'd say it's something designated
26 > for a peer-to-peer connection.
27 >
28 > use "ifconfig -a" to find your real network interface. If it's not
29 > shown there (under different name, of course), you're probably missing
30 > the right modules. You might want to use udev to give your interfaces a
31 > persistent naming in the future, that will save you these troubles.
32 >
33 > -hwh
34 >
35 >
36 > --
37 > gentoo-user@g.o mailing list
38 >
39 > thanks for your quick answer.
40 yes, there is a new interface named eth1 and it works.
41 (so it seems that this problem was caused by replacing coldplug with udev)

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Re: [gentoo-user] Network problem Daniel da Veiga <danieldaveiga@×××××.com>