problem with network card in UltraSparc 10

[Mario E Mira]

Hello,
I just Installed AuroraLinux in my UltraSparc 10 which I am really happy
with so far, the only problem I have is that my network does not work.
Before when I was running Solaris the network card I was connected to my
internal network and internet. Now the message I get is that can not
link. The funny thing is that when I run ifconfig it shows having a ip
address bound to it but i can not ping my gateway. I have the
resolv.conf file configure with the correct nameserver IP address and I
am using a static ip in my internal network which it has work in the
past even with the laptop on which I am typing this email now running
Fedora 9.

Does anybody has a solution to this problem?

Thank you very much for your help.
Regards,
Mario.

[Jos van der Ende]

On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:32:23 -0700

Post by Mario E Mira
Hello,
I just Installed AuroraLinux in my UltraSparc 10 which I am really happy
with so far, the only problem I have is that my network does not work.
Before when I was running Solaris the network card I was connected to my
internal network and internet. Now the message I get is that can not
link. The funny thing is that when I run ifconfig it shows having a ip
address bound to it but i can not ping my gateway. I have the
resolv.conf file configure with the correct nameserver IP address and I
am using a static ip in my internal network which it has work in the
past even with the laptop on which I am typing this email now running
Fedora 9.

Mm, this type of error is hard to diagnose without access to the machine in question. You can try running mii-diag on your network interface to see if it's actually connected and running at the right speed (100mb full duplex for the onboard happy meal nic). Also check dmesg and /var/log/messages for any errors that may explain this.

Also, check if your machine has multiple nics. The Ultra 10 has one onboard "Happy Meal" (hme) nic, but it may have additional nics in its PCI slots. If so, it may be a question of mixed up interfaces.

Certain routers or switches may also not do proper autonegotiation with your nic. At $dayjob, we have trouble with older Cisco switches and certain types of network interfaces. Try using mii-tool to force your nic to use 100mb full duplex.

[mistamidget]

Post by Jos van der Ende
On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:32:23 -0700

Post by Mario E Mira
Hello,
I just Installed AuroraLinux in my UltraSparc 10 which I am really happy
with so far, the only problem I have is that my network does not work.
Before when I was running Solaris the network card I was connected to my
internal network and internet. Now the message I get is that can not
link. The funny thing is that when I run ifconfig it shows having a ip
address bound to it but i can not ping my gateway. I have the
resolv.conf file configure with the correct nameserver IP address and I
am using a static ip in my internal network which it has work in the
past even with the laptop on which I am typing this email now running
Fedora 9.

Mm, this type of error is hard to diagnose without access to the machine in question. You can try running mii-diag on your network interface to see if it's actually connected and running at the right speed (100mb full duplex for the onboard happy meal nic). Also check dmesg and /var/log/messages for any errors that may explain this.
Also, check if your machine has multiple nics. The Ultra 10 has one onboard "Happy Meal" (hme) nic, but it may have additional nics in its PCI slots. If so, it may be a question of mixed up interfaces.
Certain routers or switches may also not do proper autonegotiation with your nic. At $dayjob, we have trouble with older Cisco switches and certain types of network interfaces. Try using mii-tool to force your nic to use 100mb full duplex.

Just a thought about this issue which rings a bell for me. I put Aurora
on an ultrasparc 5 with no problems, which has the same board I think?
Try to setup the nic up with dhcp then use ifconfig to look at the
address. If you get an address via dhcp you may just have a firewalling
problem that is filtering icmp, if there is no address then you have a
link hardware issue.
Have you tried telnet to a welknown service on a box that is known to
work and then check the arp table on the box you tested. Also is the
link/activity lights active on the switch end of the ethernet cable when
you are pinging?