IncrediblePBX Purple, Ethernet1 = N/A

[zigg.z]

I have a new install today on a used server, a Dell Poweredge 1850.
It has two NICs, and for the life of me, I cannot get the second interface to come online.
Status always shows: Ethernet1 =N/A

Asterisk = ONLINE | Dahdi = ONLINE | MySQL = ONLINE │
│ SSH = ONLINE | Apache = ONLINE | Iptables = ONLINE │
│ Fail2ban = ONLINE | Internet = ONLINE | Ip6Tables = ONLINE │
│ BlueTooth = ONLINE | Hidd = ONLINE | NTPD = ONLINE │
│ SendMail = ONLINE | Samba = OFFLINE | Webmin = ONLINE │
│ Ethernet0 = ONLINE | Ethernet1 = N/A | Wlan0 = N/A

I would like someone to tell me if there is something to do to enable it, or if there is something you would ask me to check, I would be ever so grateful.

I have run system-config-network, and netconfig, setting the IP address of the card, but to no good.

Someone please help me if you can. TIA

 

[jmullinix]

Have you tried to configure it with Webmin. That should work.

 

[zigg.z]

Thank you for your help.
I was able to get it up after your input.

 

[zigg.z]

Does not come up automatically

I can get the interface to start manually. It is set to start on bootup, and will not start when system does a reboot.

Can someone help me out here, so this issue can be completed?

 

[robf]

I can get the interface to start manually. It is set to start on bootup, and will not start when system does a reboot.

Can someone help me out here, so this issue can be completed?

do you have shell access? I expect that you do.

edit this file
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1

Here is what mine has.
make sure ONBOOT=yes
But.. . Supply your own values for your network

Delete the GATEWAY line if your eth0 is your gateway

DEVICE=eth1
IPADDR=192.168.1.206
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
NETWORK=192.168.1.0
BROADCAST=192.168.1.255
ONBOOT=yes
HOTPLUG=no

 

[zigg.z]

Thanks, robf

I went into the file you said to edit, and the only thing I saw that didn't make sense was a line reading
MACADDR=""
with another line that had the Hardware address with the correct MAC address, so i deleted the MACADDR line, and it starts on its own without errors now

 

[zigg.z]

Crazy, Crazy...

It seemed fine for a day, then here are my configs again...

BOOTPROTO=none
NAME=""
MACADDR=""
TYPE=Ethernet
HWADDR=00:13:72:56:f0:70
DEVICE=eth1
MTU=""
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
BROADCAST=192.168.3.255
IPADDR=192.168.3.1
NETWORK=192.168.3.0
ONBOOT=yes


Any suggestions?