Lan interface not up in HP rp2470

[senthil_3]

Hi,
We have just got a new HP server rp2470.

the problem is the LAN interface is not getting up. at the time of booting the error message i see is
configuring LAN interfaces FAIL

Please suggest what should i do further , I hv also tried by going in SAM and then give the parms then also it is not getting up.

Please help in urgent basis.
Thnx

[malay boy]

my 2 cent.

Do check the card?.Is the light is blinking?.If yes,then something wrong with your hardware.

Or you can do a reset using landiag.

# issue landiag.
# choose lan
# before you reset make sure that the ppa are correct if not change it.
you can check ppa using lanscan.
# next key in reset.

good luck

regards
mB

[Balaji N]

hi,

what are the related error messages in /etc/rc.log and in /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log.

does your lan card gets recogonized with ioscan. see / check the status with landamin.

also try manully configuring the card with ifconfig.

see if there are any errors in /etc/rc.config.d/netconf. also are you setting the card to auto-negotiate or fixing the speed. that could be a problem as well.

hth
-balaji

[senthil_3]

hi balaji,

When I see the /etc/rc.log

there is msg saying
"
configuring lan interfaces

ERROR: lan0 interface : ifconfig : ioctl (SI0CSIFNETMASK) BAD VALUE
ERROR: snap0 interface : ifconfig : ioctl (SI0CSIFNETMASK) BAD VALUE

What should I do next

[malay boy]

I'm just guesing.Are your network mask are correct ?.

regards
mB

[senthil_3]

the netmask , IP and GW are all correct for our domain.

Senthil

[Balaji N]

post the relevant sections from netconf.

try configuring your lan card with those settings using ifconfig.

-balaji

[senthil_3]

balaji,

the details in netconf file is

INTERFACE_NAME[0]=lan0
IP_ADDRESS[0]=172.16.2.156
SUBNET_MASK[0]=255.255.252.0
BROADCAST_ADDRESS[0]=172.16.3.255
INTERFACE_STATE[0]=UP
DHCP_ENABLE[0]=0

HOPE THIS WILL HELP U TO HELP ME

[Animesh Chakraborty]

Hi Senthil,
Make sure that you have hooked up the lan cable in the correct port.
It should be the lowest port .
the above one is for console port.and green light should blink.
You can try this command
netfmt -f /var/adm/nettl.LOG000 > /tmp/log.out

see /tmp/log.out for any errors.

Thanks
Animesh

[senthil_3]

One thing I forgot that at the lan card end I see Orange LEDS glowing one constant and other blinking.. will there be any problem in this.

[Animesh Chakraborty]

Yes there is a connection problem.
Green light should glow constantly/blinking.

[T G Manikandan · Accepted solution]

check these two docs

http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000062905534

http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000063228394

[T G Manikandan]

Your IP/netmask combination creates problem.
Disable the subnet checking using

#ndd -set /dev/ip ip_check_subnet_addr 0

This should resolve.

to make permanent entries make entries in

/etc/rc.config.d/nddconf

TRANSPORT_NAME[0]=ip
NDD_NAME[0]=ip_check_subnet_addr
NDD_VALUE[0]=0


Revert on the results

[Michael Craig]

That will fix the problem. I just ran into this on a customers site last night and had to make that change and rebooted the system and everything came up fine.

That should work for you!