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Old 02-04-2009
Need FIX for: RTNETLINK answers: Invalid argument

OK...I'm using the latest version of Fedora 10.

My network connection was working fine, and I had several network LAN shares on my desktop. Then I rebooted the system without dismounting those shares first. ooops. <Smilie

...When the system came back up, my network connection was gone. All connection data, such as ip address and netmask and the like, appeared to be erased. Even after re-inputting all the network information back in, even tho the network manager recognizes my network hardware just fine, the connection won't come back.

If I enter this command as the superuser:

service network restart

I get this:

Bringing up interface eth0:
RTNETLINK answers: Invalid argument
RTNETLINK answers: Invalid argument
RTNETLINK answers: Invalid argument

now, before anybody asks questions like did you reboot, yes I rebooted, yes I restarted the network, and yes, I've looked at the ifcfg-eth0 file, and everything looks correct.

Since the system is recognizing my hardware, I figure there *has* to be some config file somewhere that's wrong, or some kind of command that I can run that'll fix it easily, but I've googled everywhere and can't find an answer...

If anybody has run across this and has a *fix* for it, like a command or something, I thank you profusely in advance SmilieSmilie

Pudnik
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Old 02-04-2009
...UPDATE: my LAN connectivity works great, just my WAN connectivity seems to be down. I can connect to any machine on my local LAN; I just can't connect outside to the public internet.
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Old 02-04-2009
Tools Problem...SOLVED for everyone :)

...I figured out what this is. When RTNETLINK tells you that one or more 'answers' are invalid, what it *really* means is that one or more lines in the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth# configuration file, where # is 0,1,2, and the like, are incorrect.

So, THE FIX IS:

...as root, edit the file and comment out just about all the lines in it except the type, device, and hwaddr lines, save it, and then wait a few moments. If it comes back with a 'you are connected' message, then one or more lines in the file that you commented out are incorrect or unnecessary for the type of connection you've got.

Smilie
 
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