Topic: Change from eth0 to eth1

[vaf]

Hi all

I am having a few issues with my server and getting server kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out dropping out the server from the network (which is random and only fixed by rebooting)

I have installed a NIC which has been picked up as eth1 (onboard is eth0)

What is the best way of changing from eth0 to eth1. I am guessing it is not as easy as unplug from in and plug into the other and I haven't found anything in the documentation (possibly not searching for the right terms).

The SME server machine runs 7.5.1 in server mode (not gateway) on about 9mth old hardware.

Thanks

[crazybob]

Did you disable the on board nic? If you do, the eth1 should become eth0

[vaf]

I'll try that. If I can't disable the onboard NIC then is there a way to switch them over or something like that?

Thanks

[janet]

vaf

If I can't disable the onboard NIC then is there a way to switch them over or something like that?

You disable the on board NIC in the BIOS, so SME will not detect it. Every BIOS I have seen has the ability to do this.

[vaf]

Okay I was onsite today, and I disabled onboard ethernet. However during boot-up I got the following error

r8169 device eth0 does not seem to be present, delaying initialization.

r8169 is the onboard device, wherby the PCI NIC is a 3Com card.  The server then has no network access and eth0 is definetly detected:

Output before disabling onboard NIC:
[root@server ~]# /sbin/lspci -m | grep net
03:00.0 "Ethernet controller" "Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd."
"RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller" -r03 "Giga-byte
Technology" "GA-EP45-DS5 Motherboard"
04:02.0 "Ethernet controller" "3Com Corporation" "3c905C-TX/TX-M
[Tornado]" -r78 "3Com Corporation" "3C905CX-TX/TX-M Fast Etherlink for
PC Management NIC"
 
And after disabling onboard NIC only the 3Com card is there.

How do I get the system to boot and recognise the 3Com as eth0, not to try and find the old eth0?

Thanks

[CharlieBrady]

And after disabling onboard NIC only the 3Com card is there.

You, you need to log in as admin, and choose option 2. Configure, from the menu.