[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: IFCONFIG Missing

[Terry]

> I have tried opening a terminal window and running ifconfig eth0, but

try absolute path /sbin/ifconfig

> always get a message that ifconfig is not found.  When I check the help in
> bash, ifconfig is not a configured command.  So, I have 2 questions.
>
> 1.  What happened to the ifconfig command I've been so used to in other
> versions of RH/FC?
>
> 2.  Is there anything else I can try with this motherboard to revive the
> NIC?  I can always buy a PCI NIC card, but would prefer to keep using the
> onboard NIC and save the PCI slot for something else down the road.

Make sure it's still being activated by it's driver.
lspci will tell you what NIC you have
&
lsmod will tell  you what modules are loaded, (and your NIC driver
should be there in the list).

> Obviously, I'm at work and can't connect to the box in question, nor can I
> send anything out from the box in question, so I guess if I need to post
> command responses, I'll have to issue them in a terminal window, copy them
> to a text file, put them on a floppy and bring them into work to send to
> you.
>
> As always, thanks for all your help,
>
> L. Wayne Dahl
> Fiber Network Technician
> FTTP Fiber Solutions Center
>
>
>
>
>
> Guys,
>
> I got hit by lightning last night and my Linksys router got taken out.  It
> appears that my NIC card in my new computer also got taken out, even though
> the computer wasn't on at the time.  However, I can't tell for sure, so I'm
> in need of some advice.
>
> I'm running Fedora Core 3 64bit on an AMD 64 with built in NIC card.  As
> far as FC is concerned, the NIC card is ok...status under Network Control
> GUI says it's ok, I can ping the LO and I can ping the static IP I have
> assigned to the onboard NIC, but it will not connect to the LAN.  I had a
> spare Netgear Wireless router I wasn't using, so I replaced the Linksys
> with it (the Linksys was really a glorified switched hub...I wasn't using
> the WAN port on it since it was dead and I have a hardware firewall running
> Smoothwall).  My other 3 computers, the firewall, my wifes Weenderz box, my
> dual boot Win98/FC1 box all come up on the Netgear ok, they connect and can
> surf, but the port my FC3 box is connected to never lights up.  I've
> checked to make sure it's not the port on the Netgear by connecting working
> machines to it and the port lights up and the computer runs.  I've tried
> different CAT5 cables that I know work on other computers, still no go.
> It's like the OS logically sees the NIC card just fine, but the actual
> physical interface is toasted.
>
> I have tried opening a terminal window and running ifconfig eth0, but
> always get a message that ifconfig is not found.  When I check the help in
> bash, ifconfig is not a configured command.  So, I have 2 questions.
>
> 1.  What happened to the ifconfig command I've been so used to in other
> versions of RH/FC?
>
> 2.  Is there anything else I can try with this motherboard to revive the
> NIC?  I can always buy a PCI NIC card, but would prefer to keep using the
> onboard NIC and save the PCI slot for something else down the road.
>
> Obviously, I'm at work and can't connect to the box in question, nor can I
> send anything out from the box in question, so I guess if I need to post
> command responses, I'll have to issue them in a terminal window, copy them
> to a text file, put them on a floppy and bring them into work to send to
> you.
>
> As always, thanks for all your help,
>
> L. Wayne Dahl
> Fiber Network Technician
> FTTP Fiber Solutions Center
>
>
>
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