On new installation 7.9.2009 one network adapter is missing

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NethServer Version: 7.9.2009
Module: network-scripts

Hello, i need a help with new 7.9.2009 installation.
I have 3 network cards in my server, but on GUI i see only two.

On terminal:

[root@xx-lan ~]# ifconfig -a
em1: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 172.16.200.222 netmask 255.255.0.0 broadcast 172.16.255.255
inet6 fe80::baca:3aff:febd:xxxx prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20
ether b8:ca:3a:bd:xx:xx txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 59255 bytes 4966048 (4.7 MiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 1234 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 3647 bytes 3713116 (3.5 MiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
device interrupt 20 memory 0xf7e00000-f7e20000

lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING> mtu 65536
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x10
loop txqueuelen 1000 (Local Loopback)
RX packets 1198 bytes 2475385 (2.3 MiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 1198 bytes 2475385 (2.3 MiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0

p4p2: flags=4098<BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether e8:48:b8:ca:xx:xx txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0

and:

[root@xx-lan ~]# lspci -k | grep Eth
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection I217-LM (rev 04)
03:02.0 Ethernet controller: Sundance Technology Inc / IC Plus Corp IC Plus IP100A Integrated 10/100 Ethernet MAC + PHY (rev 31)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 8161 (rev 15)

By 6.10 all cards were working properly

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Hi @Adam_S

I’m quite sure these NIC cards were working properly.
The question is: Have you checked if these cards are supported by Centos7 / RHEL7 ?

I think the sundance isn’t working at all - due to driver issues.

Don’t forget, Centos7 / RHEL7 is now quite old…

An easy (and much better way): Install Proxmox as Hypervisor underneath, and install NethServer inside Proxmox.

Several advantages: Using newer hardware, Snapshots before critical updates, fast Backups, and around 30 Minutes (Worst case!) to setup Proxmox (On almost any capable hardware!) to restore the last backup, and you’re up & running again.

And: Nowadays, in 2022, no one suggest a native install anymore! Virtualization gives you better availability and recovery options…

My 2 cents
Andy

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Ok thanks for felp i try with this proxmox :slight_smile:
Strange that on the older 6.10 they worked.

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Quite true, but I think you’ll love Proxmox…

It works well with or without licensing (Open-Source). I use the lowest licensed form for clients, LAB Proxmox run without licenses…

And take a look at PBS (Proxmox Backup Server) too, fast incremental backups, uses compression and deduplication for efficient storage. And works well same as Proxmox… Also single file / folder recovery from any Backup of a VM is nice - works well eg for Windows VM (Server or VM-PC!).

My 2 cents
Andy

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sundance driver was deprecated/removed

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It’s also a card that i’d remove from my installation.
However, maybe elrepo might be a source for this old hardware drivers.