ethernet issue (e1000)

Hi,

I just had a system board replaced on my Thinkpad and now
the ethernet
interface does not exist.  The hardware test is fine...

whin I issue lspci, I get this:

02:01.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82540EP
Gigabit Ethernet
Controller (Mobile) (rev 03)

I have the e1000 driver compiled in the kernel.

my /etc/conf.d/net file is this:

config_eth0=( "dhcp" )
modules=( "ifconfig" )
modules=( "wpa_supplicant" )
wpa_supplicant_eth1="-Dwext"
config_ESSID=( "dhcp" )
dhcpcd_ESSID="-t 5"

and when I issue /etc/init.d/net.eth0 start, I get this:

# /etc/init.d/net.eth0 start
 * Starting eth0
 *   Bringing up eth0
 *     dhcp
 *       network interface eth0 does not exist
 *       Please verify hardware or kernel module (driver) 

What could be happening?
Does this interface support 100mb? or is it gigabit only?

Actually, I would love to find a gnome gui that my user can
use to
manage both the eth0 and wireless eth1 interfaces.  I have
not found
working examples of this anywhere yet. any sugesstions?

Thanks
rick

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Have you made sure you installed the new kernel and rebooted
into it? I 
know, silly questions, but we ought not rule out the obvious
possibilities.

listsgmnet.net wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just had a system board replaced on my Thinkpad and
now the ethernet
> interface does not exist.  The hardware test is
fine...
>
> whin I issue lspci, I get this:
>
> 02:01.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82540EP
Gigabit Ethernet
> Controller (Mobile) (rev 03)
>
> I have the e1000 driver compiled in the kernel.
>
> my /etc/conf.d/net file is this:
>
> config_eth0=( "dhcp" )
> modules=( "ifconfig" )
> modules=( "wpa_supplicant" )
> wpa_supplicant_eth1="-Dwext"
> config_ESSID=( "dhcp" )
> dhcpcd_ESSID="-t 5"
>
> and when I issue /etc/init.d/net.eth0 start, I get
this:
>
> # /etc/init.d/net.eth0 start
>  * Starting eth0
>  *   Bringing up eth0
>  *     dhcp
>  *       network interface eth0 does not exist
>  *       Please verify hardware or kernel module
(driver) 
>
> What could be happening?
> Does this interface support 100mb? or is it gigabit
only?
>
> Actually, I would love to find a gnome gui that my user
can use to
> manage both the eth0 and wireless eth1 interfaces.  I
have not found
> working examples of this anywhere yet. any
sugesstions?
>
> Thanks
> rick
>
>   
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: mail [mailto:listsgmnet.net]
> Sent: 01 March 2007 02:44
> To: gentoo-laptoplists.gentoo.org
> Subject: [gentoo-laptop] ethernet issue (e1000)
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
-- snip snip --
> What could be happening?
> Does this interface support 100mb? or is it gigabit
only?
> 
> Actually, I would love to find a gnome gui that my user
can use to
> manage both the eth0 and wireless eth1 interfaces.  I
have not found
> working examples of this anywhere yet. any
sugesstions?
> 
> Thanks
> rick
> 
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> gentoo-laptopgentoo.org mailing list
> 

A couple of points:

1) Is the ethernet definately eth0 and not eth1?
2) GNOME *has* a GUI to keep track of network interfaces. I
forget what it's called but I have the latest GNOME on my PC
and it comes with a little program to monitor and play with
network interfaces.
3) Check `dmesg` after you try to load the kernel module.
Any messages?


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