July 18, 20214 yr We had strong thunderstorm last night and it looks like the ethernet port on my Unraid server may have died (no lights at all). Unraid does seem to boot up normally as seen on the server monitor but the GUI is not available because the server is not on the network. I can move the network cable to the spare ethernet port and the lights come right up but I think the Unraid configuration is looking ONLY at port #1 and is set to not use the spare port. Since I can't get to the GUI there is no way to modify the network settings that I'm aware of, anyone have any ideas...?
July 18, 20214 yr Community Expert Boot up the server with a Monitor and Keyboard attached. When the Boot menu comes up, select the GUI Boot Option. You can then work from the GUI on the monitor and setup the Ethernet ports.
July 18, 20214 yr Author I actually tried that but although the USB keyboard works when I get to the Unraid login the keyboard does not seem to work.
July 18, 20214 yr Community Expert Keep trying USB ports until you find one that works... You might want to try the 'SAFE GUI' boot option.
July 18, 20214 yr Author I tried every USB port and they all do the same thing, they allow the keyboard to work for things like BIOS settings and using it to select from the Unraid boot menu but once the Unraid login screen comes up the key board does not respond in any of the ports. Safe GUI did exactly the same.
July 19, 20214 yr Community Expert Try turning the bad Ethernet port off in the BIOS. If that doesn't work, post back with more details about your MB/Ethernet setup. Hopefully, someone will have a solution for you. (You need to get down to one working Ethernet Port...) OF course, it is always possible that voltage surge damaged more than just the Ethernet port!
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.