eth0 will not start

[cdeardor]

I just did an upgrade from SUSE 8.2 Pro to SUSE 9.1 Pro. After the upgrade, the network card failed to autostart. If I run the command "ifconfig eth0 up" the interface comes up, but no ipaddress is listed. If I configure the interface manually, "ifconfig eth0 10.10.210.15 netmask 255.255.255.0" it comes up fine. It seems to me as though the suse scripts are trying to force ipv6. Any idea how this can be corrected?

 

[LawnBoy]

I'd use YaST to delete the NIC, then completely re-install and reconfigure it.

 

[cdeardor]

Did that too. Same results. Even tried using an alternate module. Still no luck.

 

[aznluvsmc]

Are you using DHCP?

 

[cdeardor]

No, it is a static ip.

 

[cdeardor]

I found a way to disable IPv6, and it worked fine. I was then able to use Yast Online Update to upgrade the packages and cure some other instabilities. A word of advice to you linux users out there. Don't upgrade! Backup your data, do a fresh install, and the restore your settings and files. It makes for a much smoother transition! In suse 9.1, modules.conf changed to modprobe.conf. To disable IPv6, you need to vi modprobe.conf and change the lines:

alias net-pf-10 ipv6
#install ipv6 /bin/true
to

alias net-pf-10 ipv6
install ipv6 /bin/true


Thanks!

 

[Midiean]

check the kernel version of the driver your using to see if it matches your current kernel version. if not, that is your problem

 

[Midiean]

ah, ipv6 was the problem, disregard my last

 

[LawnBoy]

So SuSE 9.1 installs IPv6 by default? How bizarre!

 

[cdeardor]

I'm not sure exactly why it happened. I haven't seen anything like this on a fresh install. However, we had two NICs in the machine, and it did it to both of them. They work fine now. Beware of the upgrade!