On Thursday 08 August 2013 10:07 am, you wrote:
> On 08/08/2013 08:59 AM, Larry Linder wrote:
> > On Wednesday 07 August 2013 2:36 pm, you wrote:
> >> On Wed, 7 Aug 2013, Larry Linder wrote:
> >>> Not really the place for this but I need some neural help.
> >>>
> >>> New prototype system for SL 6.4 -=20
> >>> Installed as a custom install - so we can get disks labeled as we need
> >>> them. Set up everything but could not access the Internet.   Since this
> >>> is a new= =20
> >>> Gigabyte  GA-970A-DS3, AMD quad core, 16G of dram and a couple of
> >>> TByte=20 disks.
> >>> Used the Ethernet install tool on GNOME and it all looked good -
> >>> addresses= =20
> >>> checked, router, gateway etc.
> >>>
> >>> When I ran ping 192.168.0.1 		-  address of our router
> >>> =46rom 192.168.0.111 icmp_seq=3D1 Destination Host Unreachable
> >>> and then=20
> >>> "insufficient memory" error
> >>> The second time I ran "ping"it gave the same result but no memory
> >>> error.
> >>>
> >>> Added a known good 10/100 Ethernet board and used next address and the
> >>> exac= t=20
> >>> same result.  Used eth1 for new board and  eth0 for the MB Ethernet.
> >>>
> >>> 3 rd attempt was an install - upgrade with command line
> >>> linux - asknetwork
> >>> Set this up as it asked with offset address of
> >>> 192.168.0.112,mask,gateway &= =20
> >>> metric =3D 1 reboot and same result.
> >>>
> >>> This appears to be some kind of Firewall problem.   In SL5.8 you had
> >>> the=20 option of setting it promiscuous and then it all worked and it
> >>> was easy to= =20
> >>> add the required firewall protections.   But this network is inside the
> >>> pla= nt=20
> >>> so we do not check everything.
> >>> Would like to turn Firewall stuff off to see if problem goes away but
> >>> could= =20
> >>> find little info on it .
> >>>
> >>> I am convinced that HW is good, tested cable drop and was able to
> >>> connect i= t=20
> >>> to another box and Ethernet worked.
> >>>
> >>> 4.  Next will be an install with a live CD and see if we can make
> >>> the=20 connection with it.
> >>>
> >>> Any ideas as to where to look or how to disable security stuff.
> >>>
> >>> Thank You=20
> >>> Larry Linder
> >>
> >> What does "ifconfig" show?
> >>
> >> -Connie Sieh
> >
> > Shutdown the Firewall using "iptables stop".
> > examined resolve.conf and network-scripts/if*  did not see anything out
> > of the ordinary.
> >
> > I am looking at running "ifconfig" and ping to router from another window
> > eth0		RX bytes: 1868768  TX bytes: 0
> >
> > Conclusion is eth0 can receive but not transmit.
> >
> > Made a live DVD and it complains:  error 14  missing file when booted.
> > The live CD works and it cannot get out on the internet.
> > Looked at the build of Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 and it mentions that the
> > built in Ethernet chip is a Realtech and a list of other hardware devices
> > when you look at Linux versions supported.
> >
> > There are numerous ways to set up Ethernet and the one in "setup" appears
> > to link to a write only file.
> > This same thing applies when you boot up from command line and add
> > argument "asknetwork".  Plan to look at this in more detail.
> > The "network" tool in Gnome does not see the changes made to the system
> > from "setup" - there is a disconnect somewhere.
> >
> > Added another known good spare Ethernet card and set it up as eth1 and
> > nuked eth0 rebooted and the same results.  Used Gnome "network" tool
> > and "ifconfig -a " shows eth1 and not eth0.
> >
> > route -n - compares to working system.
> >
> > Today we are going to install a new disk with Windos 7 - known working
> > system and see whet transpires.
> >
> > Thank You
> > Larry Linder
>
> This sounds like a buggy driver or a broken PHY.
>
> I'm not sure what to think of your add-in NIC; you haven't stated
> make/model/driver.  You also haven't provided the complete output to
> ifconfig, complete contents of your configuration files, or any relevant
> system messages.
>
> We are pretty much flying blind at this point.
>
> -Mark

After searching the net there are a number of people who have the same 
problem.   Gigabyte GA-970-DS3 mother boards have several problems out of the 
box.   With Ubuntu 64 bit systems they do not work or support the RealTech  
RTL8168/811E chip set.  Other reported failures appear to be USB3. 
  
I looks like we have a windows only board at the moment.   

A fix is to download the latest driver for the chip set, compile it and 
install it, & test it.   According to article Ubuntu's newest has updated 
driver.
Our MB is also a version 1.0 and now they are up to 3.0.   The good deal for a 
few $ may be an expensive one in labor.

When we are done, will post a how to fix this for SL.

This system is really quick with a Quad core and 4.1 GHz clock.   It looked 
initially like a super computer at a steal and is well worth the time spent 
if fix works.

Larry Linder