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2 nics installed but only one showing in Web GUI

ITwannaBE
Posts: 27
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2008-05-07
Submitted by ITwannaBE on Mon, 12/08/2008 - 2:47pm.

I am in the process of creating a back up trixbox for my company I have trixbox v2.6.1.13 I have 2 NIC cards in the server box I am using one on-board and the other is a Realtek PCI card, I know the card works with trixbox because I have the exact same card in our live server and I can also set the Card from the command line using "system-config-network" but the NIC will not show up in the web GUI. I plan on having this NIC as my external.
the server is a Dell PowerEdge 1400SC service tag: HD23L01

Any ideas?

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mjhaumont
Posts: 24
 Member Since:
2008-12-05
make sure your card is
Mon, 12/08/2008 - 3:10pm

make sure your card is working - ethtool eth1

try statically assigning an ip on the second nic
ifconfig eth1 192.168.0.123 netmask 255.255.255.0
then reload the system/network page from the gui
you should be able to edit settings for eth1 now


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ITwannaBE
Posts: 27
 Member Since:
2008-05-07
I'll try it when i get home
Tue, 12/09/2008 - 8:14am

I'll have to try this when i get home as i am about to leave. thanks for the help.

Worked like a charm thanks a lot.


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brandon.denton
Posts: 3
 Member Since:
2007-12-13
Same problem
Wed, 12/31/2008 - 3:13pm

I have encountered the same problem with a fresh install of 2.6.2. the above suggestion corrects this until the next system reboot. At whitch time you can again use the ethtool to correct. I am curious if there is a more permament solution ?


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brcisna
Posts: 64
 Member Since:
2007-12-30
Problem with extra nic in TB
Thu, 01/01/2009 - 8:55am

Problem with extra nic in TB = eth1,

( After you have re-entered the nic's config as you have stated).

Do the following to keep the second nic active on a reboot;
At the TB console,
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vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1
Press I (EYE)to edit,
scroll to line that says ' onboot=' ,,,add yes behind the = sign,
this is now done editing,
press esc key then press Shift + ZZ to save your edited file.
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Reboot server,and your second nic will be activating after each reboot.
Hope this helps.

Take Care,
Barry


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brandon.denton
Posts: 3
 Member Since:
2007-12-13
Worked like a charm
Sat, 01/03/2009 - 7:43am

Thank you very much Barry that worked wonderfully.

I have made a donation to the trixbox project in appreciation of the assistance via this forum.

Thanks again
Brandon


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