Can't get network connection working on 5000

Can you check your MAC address?
(i think) some devices might refuse to talk with devices with a nulled MAC address.

You should be able to see it with the command:
"c:shownetstatus interface P50X0_ETH"
replace P50X0_ETH with the name of your interface if you have changed it since the beginning if this thread.

@SinanSam460

Yeah, I've tried both ports, with the assumption that 0 is the one next to the serial port.

I've used 3 different cables now.

I do have a list of allowed hardware in the router. I've added the 5000's MAC to the list.

Tonight, I think I'll rebuild the network (3 Windoze machines, 2 Windoze laptops, and 2 printers.) 1 of those is my wife's work computer, another is my my Windoze work computer, so I do this with great fear and trepidation. I'll have between her quitting time and tomorrow morning to get it right, or we're in big trouble.

Paul

edit: and as it turns out, the MAC I used in the list might not really be the right MAC. See below.

@smf

Here ya go:

8.System:C> shownetstatus P50x0
Interface "P50x0"
Device name = p50x0_eth.device
Device unit number = 0
Hardware address = 00:50:C2:FF:FF:00
Maximum transmission unit = 1500 Bytes
Transmission speed = 10000000 Bits/Second
Hardware type = Ethernet
Packets sent = 2
Packets received = 0
Packets dropped = 0 (in = 0, out = 0)
Buffer overruns = 0
Unknown packets = 0
Address = 192.168.1.14
Network mask = 255.255.255.0
Number of read I/O requests = 36 (maximum of 0 used at a time, 36 are still pending)
Number of write I/O requests = 32 (maximum of 2 used at a time, 0 are still pending)
Number of bytes received = 0
Number of bytes sent = 56
Transfer statistics (in/out) = DMA:0/0 Byte:0/2 Word:-/0
Address binding = Static
Link status = Up
8.System:C>

Interesting!!! The MAC above does not match the two MAC's listed in the System Info window I pulled up from the startup menu. There it shows the two MAC's as

00:04:A3:6B:43:ED and
00:1E:C0:F7:ED:F2

Should I assume that with such a discrepancy I won't be able to connect to anything?

Thanks smf.

Paul

@Paul

Back before I actually got my 5000, I seem to remember reading a thread about uboot not showing the correct MAC, and needing to do some setenv commands.Is this the problem here?

Paul

It looks to me like a legit MAC address.
I would have been more concerned if it was nulled so i think this is a dead end :(

@Paul

Thanks for all the time and help everyone. Going away, so I won't have time to redo the router and network until later. I'll let you know what happens later.

Paul

Hi Paul

Here is the output fromy my X5000..I am using DHCP.

4.AmigaOS42Beta:> shownetstatus all
Network status summary
Local host address = 192.168.0.26 (on interface 'RTL8169')
Default gateway address = 192.168.0.1
Domain name system servers = 46.197.15.60, 178.233.140.110, 176.240.150.250, 46.197.15.60, 178.233.140.110, 176.240.150.250, 192.168.0.1

Device name = p50x0_eth.device
Device unit number = 0
Hardware address = 00:50:C2:FF:FF:00
Maximum transmission unit = 1500 Bytes
Transmission speed = 100000000 Bits/Second
Hardware type = Ethernet
Packets sent = 412
Packets received = 949
Packets dropped = 0 (in = 0, out = 0)
Buffer overruns = 0
Unknown packets = 124
Address = 192.168.0.26
Network mask = 255.255.255.0
Number of read I/O requests = 36 (maximum of 7 used at a time, 36 are still pending)
Number of write I/O requests = 32 (maximum of 5 used at a time, 0 are still pending)
Number of bytes received = 872,516
Number of bytes sent = 70,321
Transfer statistics (in/out) = DMA:0/0 Byte:825/412 Word:-/0
Address binding = Dynamic
Address lease expires = 07/15/2020 9:02 AM
Link status = Up

@Paul

Why does your internet prefs file line say.

File generated by Dialer 53.2 when others have file generated by internet ?

@Cap

At the beginning of this saga, I was using the "Wizard" for setup. Although I selected Lan/Ethernet/ etc., it often showed it as "Dialer" generated. IT seems that the accepted method now is to uses the prefs tool, which I've been using on the last several attempts.

Paul

@SinanSam460

You wrote:
Device name = p50x0_eth.device
Device unit number = 0
Hardware address = 00:50:C2:FF:FF:00

It would seem that we both have the same MAC address on the P50x0 interface!!!

Paul

Hi Paul,

From your previous shell output, gateway and domain name server are lacking comparing to the Sinan's one. Could you check if it's in your internet preferences? Yours should be 192.168.1.1 as the domain name server.

Regards,

@Paul
maybe it's easier to momentary remove the MAC addresses limit
in the router, this way you can see the X5000 MAC address
seen by the router

@all

The MAC address is hardcoded in the X5000 driver. So we all are using the same MAC for now... (So no lan parties for X5K OS4.X users)

@Skateman

Then it is perfect for social distancing :)

@pvanni

Well, it's working again as of a few minutes ago. I was able to log in here and write from the 5000. We'll see if it stays up for more than one night this time.

I did take my router back to factory and rebuild the network. At first no response. Then I deleted the Internet prefs I had, started from scratch with a simple "Wizard" setup, and then it worked.

Thank you, everyone, so much for all your help. I find I cannot log in to Amishpere from the Amiga yet, but I've read that this is a common problem which Matt can usually straighten out.

Paul