2008/7/1 Paolo Galtieri <pgaltieri@xxxxxxxxx>: > I have 2 laptops running F9. Both run NetworkManager. On one, a Dell > Inspiron 8600, when I run nm-tool I get the following output (for brevity > I'm only showing the wired info since that's where the issue is): > > NetworkManager Tool > > State: connected > > - Device: eth0 > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Type: Wired > Driver: b44 > State: connected > HW Address: 00:0D:56:36:EB:13 > > Capabilities: > Supported: yes > Carrier Detect: yes > Speed: 100 Mb/s > > Wired Settings > > > Note that it says the status is connected. On the other laptop, a Dell > Precision Mobile M65, I get the following output > > NetworkManager Tool > > State: disconnected > > - Device: eth0 > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Type: Wired > Driver: tg3 > State: unmanaged > HW Address: 00:00:00:00:00:00 > > Capabilities: > Supported: yes > Carrier Detect: yes > Speed: 1000 Mb/s > > Wired Settings > > > Note that it says the state is disconnected despite the fact that I'm logged > into the system remotely. Also note that the MAC address associated with > the wired interface is all 0's. What's going on here? Anybody else see > this problem? An lspci of the M65 shows: > > 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and > 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03) > 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and > 945GT Express PCI Express Root Port (rev 03) > 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition > Audio Controller (rev 01) > 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port > 1 (rev 01) > 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port > 2 (rev 01) > 00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port > 3 (rev 01) > 00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port > 4 (rev 01) > 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI > Controller #1 (rev 01) > 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI > Controller #2 (rev 01) > 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI > Controller #3 (rev 01) > 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI > Controller #4 (rev 01) > 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI > Controller (rev 01) > 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e1) > 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge > (rev 01) > 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE > Controller (rev 01) > 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev > 01) > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G72GL [Quadro FX 350M] > (rev a1) > 03:01.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. Cardbus bridge (rev 21) > 03:01.4 FireWire (IEEE 1394): O2 Micro, Inc. Firewire (IEEE 1394) (rev 02) > 09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5752 Gigabit > Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02) > 0c:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network > Connection (rev 02) > > The annoying aspect of this is that every time I start Firefox 3 it comes up > in offline mode. I've had to go back to Firefox 2 to get around this > annoyance. > > Any help is appreciated. > > Thanks, > Paolo > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > I don't usually use NetworkManager, but there is a setting in System > Administration > Network ...Then in the Devices tab, edit your eth0, and look to see what the settings are for the first check box on each machine, called "Controlled by NetworkManager". I'm guessing it's not checked for the second machine. -jc -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
