ifconfig of lan1 is getting "unplumb'd" across a boot

[Lee Hallin]

We have two rx2660's running HPUX 11.31.  LAN0 is our primary NIC and works fine and the ifconfig info stays across a re-boot.  However, the ifconfig of LAN1 does NOT stay config'd across a re-boot (after boot says: ifconfig: no such interface).  This behavior happens with LAN1 whether there is a cable connected to the LAN1 NIC or not!

This behavior is identical on both of the rx2660's!  On both servers, the LAN1 NIC had been talking (successfully) to a NetAPP array in the past (prior boots).  If I boot the server, config the LAN1 port and re-boot; the config goes away; with out a cable even connected to LAN1!

Any ideas as to what might be causing the loss of ifconfig info across a boot?

TIA,

Lee

[Torsten.]

First I would check the file

/etc/rc.config.d/netconf

for typos.

[Bill Hassell]

/etc/rc.config.d/netconf is where the LAN card settings are stored. If netconf is correct for LAN1, then you probably have junk files in that directory. /etc/rc.config.d is the one directory where you CANNOT store old files! Every file in that directory will be executed on bootup, netconf, netconf.old, netconf.old.1 and so on -- in that order! So the old junk files are setting your values. If you need to save an old copy, create an old directory:

mkdir /etc/rc.config.d/old

Then mv all the junk files to that directory.

To see all the changed files, use:

ls -lart /etc/rc.config.d

The oldest files are at the bottom...these are the ones that have recently changed.

[Lee Hallin]

Thank you Bill!  You must have been looking over my shoulder!  You described exactly what I had done!  I muck with these directories infrequent enough that I forgot about the detail characteristics of things in rc.config.d!

Ya know, the memory is the second thing to go as you age .. I forget what the first thing is :-)

Thanks again,

Lee

[Lee Hallin]

Thanks Torsten. You pointed me in the right direction. Many thanks :-)

Lee