UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

Hi expert,

Need some help on network interface issue..
I have added 2 x NIC card onto the Ultra 2 system recently and configured as hme1 and hme2. I have unconfigured the onboard hme0 network interface and it was running fine till few days later, i keep recieving error messages showing hme0 link down messages. Which infact the hme0 already unconfigured and not in use.

have you removed it or just unconfigured your hme0 interface? see man ifconfig:
# ifconfig hme0 unplumb <-- will remove hme0 from your system
gP

hme0 can be used while unplumbed. See this thread.

I feel the easiest way to disable hme0 network interface is :-

1. Rename the file /etc/hostname.hme0 to something else (or delete that file)

2. Reboot the system.

This ensures that hme0 interface is not configured on rebooting...

Hope this solves the problem...

Hi expert,

Thks for the feedback..
I have tried to remove the hostname.hme0 in the etc directory, but still recieving the link down error messages. Maybe i will check with the application team whether any application configured using hme0 previously..

Does ifconfig -a still show hme0 in use?

Hi expert,

when i run ifconfig -a , hme0 is not there.. But somehow it still showing hme0 link down messages.. Have try to replace the U2 mother board but error still exists showing hme0 link down messages..