Network Issues

[johnje]

Just began setting up Unraid 6.0b12 on a test machine and am experiencing network issues.

The box is unable to pull an IP address via DHCP from my router, nor is it able to communicate with my network when assigned a static IP.

None of the hardware has changed in this machine and it works fine under Unraid 5.0.5.

 

Here are the two network.cfg files I tested with:

1) Fresh network.cfg from the install package:

# Generated network settings

USE_DHCP=yes

IPADDR=

NETMASK=

GATEWAY=

 

2) Static config used with 5.0.5:

# Generated settings:

USE_DHCP="no"

IPADDR="192.168.0.171"

NETMASK="255.255.255.0"

GATEWAY="192.168.0.1"

 

Neither of these configurations is working under 6.0b12, so it leads me to believe that there may be a hardware compatibility issue introduced somewhere.

Attached is two complete syslogs, one attempting to use DHCP and one using the static config above.

The box connects using the built in NIC on the motherboard (Nvidia NForce 790i Ultra SLI).

 

If there is any other information that could prove helpful, please let me know I'll be happy to provide it.

syslog_dhcp.txt

syslog_static.txt

[dgaschk]

Does the system have a second Ethernet port?

[johnje]

Yes, it does.

I've tried with both interfaces.

Have also tried manually toggling the interfaces down / up with ifconfig with no result.

The only configuration change between the 5.0.5 setup and the 6.0b12 setup is the USB drive (both identical Lexar 8GB sticks).

No BIOS settings or hardware has changed (other than USB drive), all cables and other equipment are in working order.

 

Thanks for looking into this! If there is anymore information needed please let me know.

 

 

[dgaschk]

Often the various versions of unRAID will select different ports as eth0. Try connecting both of them.

[Squid]

Looking at your syslog, I'm getting a bit confused.  I see in both those syslogs a kernel panic followed by

Feb 20 17:21:05 Tower kernel: skge 0000:03:09.0: unsupported chip type 0x3d
Feb 20 17:21:05 Tower kernel: skge: probe of 0000:03:09.0 failed with error -95

My google-fu shows that skge is the driver for Marvel Ethernet chipsets

 

But then its loading the Realtek R8169 Driver.

 

It tries to connect

Feb 20 17:29:02 Tower dhcpcd[1349]: eth0: waiting for carrier

But it never negotiates the carrier

 

 

[johnje]

The motherboard in this system is currently: Nvidia NForce 790i Ultra SLI

It works perfectly fine with 5.0.5.

 

[Squid]

Dunno.  Try a different port on the switch with both ports on the mobo.

 

After that, downgrade to v5 and if it works, then we know that its incompatible...  Something is definitely up with that kernel panic and your hardware

 

Or, just disable the onboard NICs and add a gigabit network card.

 

[Squid]

I can also tell you that the r8169 driver works - My system uses it.

[johnje]

Thanks!

Turns out it was loading drivers for an old PCI card I thought had been removed long ago.

Disabled and now everything is good. Such a simple thing it's remarkable I didn't notice it in the first place.

[HellDiverUK]

I'm surprised the onboard NIC on a nVidia board is working at all.  They were troublesome at best back when those boards were new.

[Porterhouse]

Can someone please mark this as SOLVED so people can benefit from seeing the fix