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Re: Ethernet address 00:00:00:00:00:00 on HAPPY MEAL



On Thu, Jul 04, 2002 at 05:06:15PM -0500, Igor T?mara wrote:
> Hi, I'm having troubles with an Ultra 5, it can not do any tcp ip 
> transaction via the ethernet card
> 
> When I make dmesg I get
> 
> eth0: HAPPY MEAL (PCI/CheerIO) 10/100BaseT Ethernet 00:00:00:00:00:00
> 
> A time ago it was working, with defects in the communication, and with 
> the same eth address, but now the machine can not do any ping outside, 
> the cable is fine, but I suspect the card is not good.   When I make a
> 
> ping localhost
> 
> it answers with 0.2 ms of delay, normal in the other machines.
> 
> Is it necessary to buy another card? or is there a way it can be fixed?, 
> if it's mandatory to buy a card, does anyone have a model to suggest?

Is this the built-in ethernet on the U5? If you buy a new card, I
suggest a 3com. Might be better off just getting a tigon3 based GigE
card though.

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