Wired Network

[kilaueabart]

I'm using Ubuntu LT with kernel 3.14. Sometimes I keep getting this little alert that says "Wired Network / Disconnected." Does that mean anything in particular?

If I click on an up-down arrow icon upper right, the first thing it says is in ghosted text: "Wired Network (PA Semi PWRficient Gigabit Ethernet)." Below that, still ghosted, "disconnected." Except sometimes the arrows change to an upgoing "wave," and then instead of "disconnected," it says "Wired connection 2."

Farther down, "Wired Network (Realtek RTL-8139/..." and that usually has "Wired Connection 1" under it, and below that, "Disconnect."

Below all that, there's "Enable Networking," checkmarked.

Is all this something I should be concerned about? What is going on?

[daz]

I'm using Ubuntu LT with kernel 3.14. Sometimes I keep getting this little alert that says "Wired Network / Disconnected." Does that mean anything in particular?

If I click on an up-down arrow icon upper right, the first thing it says is in ghosted text: "Wired Network (PA Semi PWRficient Gigabit Ethernet)." Below that, still ghosted, "disconnected." Except sometimes the arrows change to an upgoing "wave," and then instead of "disconnected," it says "Wired connection 2."

Farther down, "Wired Network (Realtek RTL-8139/..." and that usually has "Wired Connection 1" under it, and below that, "Disconnect."

Below all that, there's "Enable Networking," checkmarked.

Is all this something I should be concerned about? What is going on?

Nothing to be conncerned about, all quite normal.

Your kernel has 2 wired network drivers built in. From what you've described, it looks as though your internet connection is attached to the PCI card in your X1000. This is connection 1 and therefore your default.

The 'disconnect' line does just that - it disconnects you from the network. Clicking on the name of the network will reconnect you if it is possible to do so.

The wave you are describing is the PA Semi network driver trying to connect to a network via DHCP. Do you have anything plugged into your onboard ethernet port? On my system it doesn't normally do that unless there is something to talk to there.

You can have 2 active connections, traffic will usually travel through the default - wired connection 1 = the PCI card in the case of most X1000's.
We've found that attaching both ports to the same netowrk causes the system confusion however which is why the guide suggests using only 1 of them.

When the Amiga OS4 PA Semi ethernet driver is released, I'm sure Christian will rebuild all the kernels without the realtek drivers built in so then there will be only 1 entry to worry about.

Hope this helps
Darren

[kilaueabart]

I'm using Ubuntu LT with kernel 3.14. Sometimes I keep getting this little alert that says "Wired Network / Disconnected." Does that mean anything in particular?
[...]

Nothing to be conncerned about, all quite normal.
[...]
The wave you are describing is the PA Semi network driver trying to connect to a network via DHCP. Do you have anything plugged into your onboard ethernet port? On my system it doesn't normally do that unless there is something to talk to there.

Well, I've become just dumb enough that I no longer know what an ethernet port is (not sure I like being 78.9). Checked the motherboard Technical Reference Manual and found that it it is wired to "an RJ45 uplink connector at the rear," but it will be a minor chore to get at "the rear" and find it, but I can't imagine what I would have plugged in there.

[...]Hope this helps
Darren

Thank you. It has set my mind at ease. I had never noticed that happening before, so I thought maybe something was going wrong, even though everything seemed to still work as it should.