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From: Ken Jones

To: wlug@mail.wlug.org

Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 6:31 PM

Subject: Aurora - SPARC question....

Folks,

 

I've not been WLUG active for a year or more.   Back then the half of my 111 gig PC disc which was dual booted with FEDORA developed a permanent error.  The other half's  XP installation has been OKAY.  I have learned to us WINDOWS.

 

Meanwhile my SUN ULTRA running as an Aurora SPARC SAMBA file server since 1993 has been chugging along just fine.

 

I live in Fitchburg.  We have been without power for nine days.  110 volts came up yesterday evening.  Much to my chegrin my SUN was unhappy.  I used a rescueCD to boot.  All came back except my ethernet card.  It would not start.  The little light at the far end on the IP cord does not glow...

 

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/etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart

 

says,  "Bringing up interface eth0:  Determining IP information for eth0 ... failed.

           [FAILED]"

 

The card is claimed to be a 'sunlance' card.

 

Any ideas?  Is the card fried do you think?

 

I have a second SPARC machine.  It's ethernet was working last time it was powered.  Must I swap?

 

Ken Jones