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eth2 link state shows as down

jasperf
Hello,

I am trying to add a second subnetwork to my SOHO Astaro 7.5 system. And attach a Server directly to the port. The eth2 port was setup for the new subnet; however in the Dashboard it shows:

eth2   Name    ethernet (state) up (link) down

I have switch cables and computers to no avail. Does the connnection need a hub/router/switch between the server and the firewall?

Can someone tell me why the link would be down and/or how I can fix this problem?

My Astaro Setup is:

1GHz Fanless VIA Eden V4 CPU
1GB DDR2 RAM. 
Agere ET1310 Chipset 
2x Gigabit LAN and 
4x Realtek 8139C Chipset 10/100 LAN
Astaro Security Gateway v7.5

Eth0 and eth1 works without any problem. They both connect to the dsl router.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Jasper


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  • 0 in reply to BrucekConvergent
    My research has revealed the follwoing:

    eth0 and eth1 are full-duplex

    eth2 and eth3 are half-duplex.

    all other settings are the same.

    JMFASGV7:/etc/init.d # ethtool eth1
    Settings for eth1:
            Supported ports: [ TP MII ]
            Supported link modes:   10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
                                    100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
            Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
            Advertised link modes:  10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
                                    100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
            Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
            Speed: 100Mb/s
            Duplex: Full
            Port: MII
            PHYAD: 32
            Transceiver: internal
            Auto-negotiation: on
            Supports Wake-on: pumbg
            Wake-on: d
            Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)
            Link detected: yes
    JMFASGV7:/etc/init.d # ethtool eth2
    Settings for eth2:
            Supported ports: [ TP MII ]
            Supported link modes:   10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
                                    100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
            Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
            Advertised link modes:  10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
                                    100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
            Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
            Speed: 10Mb/s
            Duplex: Half
            Port: MII
            PHYAD: 32
            Transceiver: internal
            Auto-negotiation: on
            Supports Wake-on: pumbg
            Wake-on: d
            Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)
            Link detected: no

    I am able to ping the address at eth2 and eth3 from my laptop with an address from eth1.

    I tried using ethtool to switch from Half- to Full-Duplex 

         JMFASGV7:/etc/init.d # ethtool -s eth3 speed 100 duplex full

         JMFASGV7:/etc/init.d # ethtool eth3
         Settings for eth3:
            Supported ports: [ TP MII ]
            Supported link modes:   10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
                                    100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
            Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
            Advertised link modes:  10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
                                    100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
            Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
            Speed: 10Mb/s
            Duplex: Half
            Port: MII
            PHYAD: 32
            Transceiver: internal
            Auto-negotiation: on
            Supports Wake-on: pumbg
            Wake-on: d
            Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)
            Link detected: no

    and as you can see it is still Half-duplex.

    The crossover cable from the firewall to the server also did not work; however, when the cable is connected between the firewall and another device, the port lights do light up.

    If anyone recognizes the problem from the information provided, please let me know. In the mean time, I guess it looks like more troubleshooting to figure this out.

    Regards,

    Jasper