openSUSE Forums > Network/Internet » SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address - rtl8111/8168

Go Back   openSUSE Forums > Network/Internet
Reload this Page SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address - rtl8111/8168
Forums FAQ Members List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read


Network/Internet Questions about internet applications, network configuration, usage (SAMBA, network printing, NFS)

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 01-Sep-2009, 21:32
Puzzled Penguin
  
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 3
danielscarvalho hasn't been rated much yet
Thumbs down SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address - rtl8111/8168
My system can't connect to the network by the only on-board UTP connection available, getting the error:

SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address

I have already tried many things found at Google but I still disconnected!

I am using a:

- i 7 Intel 4 core 8 tread processor
- 6GB Memory
- GIBABYTE motherboard EX58-UD4P
- On-board Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet

- OpenSuse 11.1

I have tried to install the Realtek drivers r8168-8.014.00.tar.bz2 following the instructions:

Realtek

Code:
# make clean modules
# make install
# depmod -a
# rmmod r8169
# modprobe r8168
another try...

Code:
# insmod ./src/r8168.ko speed=100 duplex=1 autoneg=0
# ethtool -s ethX speed 100 duplex full autoneg off
all this commands run fine, without any error but nothing happens, just the process r8168 is running but there is not eth0.

...perhaps I have tried all the tips I found about that at web... such as:

Script to Fix R8168 and R8111 in Debian/Ubuntu GNU/Linux

Now I get back, with the standard SUSE 11.1 installation with the following details:
Code:
# ifconfig eth0 up
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address

# ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.2
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address

# lsmod | grep r8169
r8169                  31388  0
mii                     6024  1 r8169

# ifconfig -a
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:00:00:00:00:00
          BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          Interrupt:247 Base address:0xa000
...

# ifstatus eth0
    eth0      device: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI ExpressGigabit Ethernet controller (rev 03)
DHCP4 client NOT running
    eth0      is down

# dmesg | grep eth0
eth0: RTL8169 at 0xffffc20000c4a000, 00:00:00:00:00:00, XID 281000c0 IRQ 4343

# lspci | grep Ethernet
08:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 03)

# dhclient
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.1.1
Copyright 2004-2008 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/

SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address
Listening on LPF/eth0/00:00:00:00:00:00
Sending on   LPF/eth0/00:00:00:00:00:00
Sending on   Socket/fallback
receive_packet failed on eth0: Network is down
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 2
send_packet: Network is down
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 2
send_packet: Network is down
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 2
send_packet: Network is down
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3
send_packet: Network is down
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
send_packet: Network is down
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 16
send_packet: Network is down
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 21
send_packet: Network is down
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
send_packet: Network is down
No DHCPOFFERS received.
No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.

# cat /var/log/messages | grep eth0                                                                                              
Sep  1 22:05:03 linux ifdown:     eth0      device: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 03)                                                                                                                                           
Sep  1 22:05:04 linux ifup:     eth0      device: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 03)                                                                                                                                             
Sep  1 22:05:09 linux ifup-dhcp:     eth0      Starting DHCP4 client                                                                          
Sep  1 22:05:09 linux dhcpcd[6182]: eth0: dhcpcd 3.2.3 starting                                                                               
Sep  1 22:05:09 linux dhcpcd[6182]: eth0: ioctl SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address                                                 
Sep  1 22:05:09 linux dhcpcd[6182]: eth0: exiting                                                                                             
Sep  1 22:05:10 linux ifup-dhcp:     eth0      DHCP4 client NOT running                                                                       
Sep  1 22:05:10 linux ifup-route: interface eth0 is not up                                                                                    
Sep  1 22:06:05 linux ifdown:     eth0      device: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 03)                                                                                                                                           
Sep  1 22:06:06 linux-v38s ifup:     eth0      device: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 03)                                                                                                                                        
Sep  1 22:06:11 linux-v38s ifup-dhcp:     eth0      Starting DHCP4 client                                                                     
Sep  1 22:06:11 linux-v38s dhcpcd[9571]: eth0: dhcpcd 3.2.3 starting                                                                          
Sep  1 22:06:11 linux-v38s dhcpcd[9571]: eth0: ioctl SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address                                            
Sep  1 22:06:11 linux-v38s dhcpcd[9571]: eth0: exiting                                                                                        
Sep  1 22:06:12 linux-v38s ifup-dhcp:     eth0      DHCP4 client NOT running                                                                  
Sep  1 22:06:12 linux-v38s ifup-route: interface eth0 is not up                                                                               
Sep  1 22:09:45 linux-v38s dhclient: Listening on LPF/eth0/00:00:00:00:00:00                                                                  
Sep  1 22:09:45 linux-v38s dhclient: Sending on   LPF/eth0/00:00:00:00:00:00                                                                  
Sep  1 22:09:45 linux-v38s dhclient: receive_packet failed on eth0: Network is down                                                           
Sep  1 22:09:47 linux-v38s dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5                                               
Sep  1 22:09:52 linux-v38s dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9                                               
Sep  1 22:10:01 linux-v38s dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10                                              
Sep  1 22:10:11 linux-v38s dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10   
...
Any hint will be appreciated.

Thanks
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 01-Sep-2009, 21:47
Flux Capacitor Penguin
  
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: GMT+10
Posts: 5,222
ken_yap has a reputation to be proud ofken_yap has a reputation to be proud ofken_yap has a reputation to be proud ofken_yap has a reputation to be proud ofken_yap has a reputation to be proud ofken_yap has a reputation to be proud ofken_yap has a reputation to be proud ofken_yap has a reputation to be proud ofken_yap has a reputation to be proud ofken_yap has a reputation to be proud of
Default Re: SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address - rtl8111/
Quote:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:00:00:00:00:00
A MAC address of all zeros means that the driver isn't really working. Maybe the driver is too old, or the hardware is too new. You'll have to investigate along those lines.
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 01-Sep-2009, 21:52
Puzzled Penguin
  
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 3
danielscarvalho hasn't been rated much yet
Default Re: SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address - rtl8111/
Additional info:

This is the modules running now, the standard for OpenSUSE 11.1 installation:

Code:
# modinfo r8169                                                                                                                  
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-default/kernel/drivers/net/r8169.ko                                                                   
version:        2.3LK-NAPI
license:        GPL
description:    RealTek RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet driver
author:         Realtek and the Linux r8169 crew <netdev@vger.kernel.org>
srcversion:     27A97C1328715A534A39D92
alias:          pci:v00000001d00008168sv*sd00002410bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001737d00001032sv*sd00000024bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000016ECd00000116sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001259d0000C107sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00001186d00004300sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000010ECd00008169sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000010ECd00008168sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000010ECd00008167sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000010ECd00008136sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000010ECd00008129sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends:        mii
supported:      yes
vermagic:       2.6.27.7-9-default SMP mod_unload modversions
parm:           rx_copybreak:Copy breakpoint for copy-only-tiny-frames (int)
parm:           use_dac:Enable PCI DAC. Unsafe on 32 bit PCI slot. (int)
parm:           debug:Debug verbosity level (0=none, ..., 16=all) (int)

# modinfo mii
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-default/kernel/drivers/net/mii.ko
license:        GPL
description:    MII hardware support library
author:         Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
srcversion:     16DCEDEE4B5629C222C352D
depends:
supported:      yes
vermagic:       2.6.27.7-9-default SMP mod_unload modversions
I have alreary tried:

Code:
r8101-1.013.00.tar.bz2
r8168_scripts.tar.bz2
r1000_v1.07.tgz
r8168-8.014.00.tar.bz2
All of them compile and start without any error, but the eth0 never appears.
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 02-Sep-2009, 18:12
Wise Penguin
  
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 1,824
Akoellh is a reputation jewel in the roughAkoellh is a reputation jewel in the roughAkoellh is a reputation jewel in the roughAkoellh is a reputation jewel in the roughAkoellh is a reputation jewel in the rough
Default Re: SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address - rtl8111/
Quote:
Originally Posted by ken_yap View Post
Maybe the driver is too old, or the hardware is too new.
Add "or broken" (either physically or "by design") to that list.

The last time I had this problem (same chipset IIRC) in a help thread (in some german linux forum) the reason was "dying hardware".
__________________
“Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.” (R.J. Hanlon)
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 02-Sep-2009, 22:21
Puzzled Penguin
  
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 3
danielscarvalho hasn't been rated much yet
Default Re: SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address - rtl8111/
New findings...

Well, now I am writing this message from the system with problems...

Now this is a standard OpenSUSE 11.1 installation with the driver r8169, detected by the setup process.

I got it working just changing by YAST the IPV6 and IPV4 support for just IPV4.

Well we have now 3 scenarios:

1. Some times the system start and get the IP by DHCP and them connect to the network and Internet without any problem. Success!

2. Some times the system start and do not detect the network card.

3. Some times the system start get the IP by DHCP and DNS server, ping the eth0 and lo, but do not ping the router or Internet or any other IP/NAME...

For scenery 1 (the happy one):

Code:
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:24:1D:18:0C:DA 
          inet addr:192.168.0.185  Bcast:192.168.0.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::224:1dff:fe18:cda/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:68999 errors:0 dropped:1794276295 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:41957 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:102337741 (97.5 Mb)  TX bytes:3202091 (3.0 Mb)
          Interrupt:247 Base address:0xa000

...

# lsmod | grep r8169
r8169                  31388  0
mii                     6024  1 r8169

# ethtool -i eth0
driver: r8169
version: 2.3LK-NAPI
firmware-version:
bus-info: 0000:08:00.0

For scenery 2 (bad):

Nothing!!! The network card does not exist for the system...

For scenery 3 (bad):

Code:
# ping 192.168.0.1
PING 192.168.0.1 (192.168.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
From 192.168.0.185: icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.0.185 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.0.185 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable
^C
--- 192.168.0.1 ping statistics ---
6 packets transmitted, 0 received, +3 errors, 100% packet loss, time 5038ms
, pipe 2

# ping 127.0.0.1
PING 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.021 ms
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.014 ms
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.010 ms
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=0.013 ms
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=0.011 ms
^C64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=0.012 ms
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=7 ttl=64 time=0.011 ms
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=8 ttl=64 time=0.013 ms
^C
--- 127.0.0.1 ping statistics ---
8 packets transmitted, 8 received, 0% packet loss, time 7001ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.010/0.013/0.021/0.003 ms

# ping 192.168.0.185
PING 192.168.0.185 (192.168.0.185) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.0.185: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.024 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.185: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.012 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.185: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.019 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.185: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=0.017 ms
^C
--- 192.168.0.185 ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3004ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.012/0.018/0.024/0.004 ms


eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:24:1D:18:0C:DA 
          inet addr:192.168.0.185  Bcast:192.168.0.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:2550136680 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:46 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          Interrupt:247 Base address:0xc000
...

# route                                       
Kernel IP routing table                                                   
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
192.168.0.0     *               255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0 eth0
link-local      *               255.255.0.0     U     0      0        0 eth0
loopback        *               255.0.0.0       U     0      0        0 lo  
default         192.168.0.1     0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 eth0

# lsmod | grep r8169

r8169                  31388  0                
mii                     6024  1 r8169          

# ethtool eth0     
Settings for eth0:                             
        Supported ports: [ FIBRE ]             
        Supported link modes:   1000baseT/Full 
        Supports auto-negotiation: Yes         
        Advertised link modes:  Not reported   
        Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes       
        Speed: 1000Mb/s                        
        Duplex: Full                           
        Port: FIBRE                            
        PHYAD: 0                               
        Transceiver: internal                  
        Auto-negotiation: on                   
        Supports Wake-on: pumbg                
        Wake-on: pumbg                         
        Current message level: 0x00000033 (51) 
        Link detected: yes                     

# ethtool -i eth0
driver: r8169
version: 2.3LK-NAPI
firmware-version:
bus-info: 0000:08:00.0
And so... the driver available with the standard installation r8169 works. Every time the system boot one of those three scenarios can be seen.

For this 3 scenarios I am just using resources available at the standard installation without other drivers, modules, compilations or kernel adjustments...

Well... any direction?? :-)
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old 02-Sep-2009, 22:44
Wise Penguin
  
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 1,824
Akoellh is a reputation jewel in the roughAkoellh is a reputation jewel in the roughAkoellh is a reputation jewel in the roughAkoellh is a reputation jewel in the roughAkoellh is a reputation jewel in the rough
Default Re: SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address - rtl8111/
Quote:
Originally Posted by danielscarvalho View Post
Well... any direction?? :-)
Broken/dying Hardware is the most likely one, what better match for this hypothesis than your described "sometimes works, sometimes not" behaviour, especially in combination with the other scenario "hell, where's my MAC address now?" a few posts earlier.
__________________
“Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.” (R.J. Hanlon)
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Tags
gigabyte motherboard, internet not connected, network configuration, realtek


« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



Contact Us - openSUSE Forums - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top
© 2007 Novell, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This site uses the YAML CSS framework. All times are GMT -6. The time now is 09:57.
About openSUSE | Disclaimers | Feedback

Founded by Novell
 

Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.3.0 RC2