# Network does not work

**URL:** https://forums.suse.com/t/network-does-not-work/33822
**Category:** SLED Hardware
**Created:** [April 15, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/network-does-not-work/33822 "2019-04-15T16:35:28Z")
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### Author: ![andersgulliksson1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@andersgulliksson1](https://forums.suse.com/u/andersgulliksson1)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/network-does-not-work/33822/1 "2019-04-15T16:35:28Z")

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Hi

I am using SLED 11.3 and try to use a new computer. Dell Optiplex XE3  
The problem is that the network does not work.

ifconfig only return Loopback. No eth0

I guess that the hardware is to new for the old SUSE version.  
But how shall I solve the problem?

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### Author: ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/network-does-not-work/33822/2 "2019-04-15T17:28:13Z")

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[QUOTE=andersgulliksson1;57462]Hi

I am using SLED 11.3 and try to use a new computer. Dell Optiplex XE3  
The problem is that the network does not work.

ifconfig only return Loopback. No eth0

I guess that the hardware is to new for the old SUSE version.  
But how shall I solve the problem?[/QUOTE]  
Hi  
Does the system have PCIeX1 slots available, grab a third party ethernet card to drop in that has drivers in the kernel your using?

Else you would need to look at building a driver (backporting) which would not be supported.

Can you post the output from;

```auto
uname -a
/sbin/lspci -nnk |grep -A3 Network
```

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### Author: ![andersgulliksson1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@andersgulliksson1](https://forums.suse.com/u/andersgulliksson1)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2019, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/network-does-not-work/33822/3 "2019-04-23T11:48:33Z")

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Hi  
The output is:  
0:1:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation I210 Gigabit Network Connection [8086:1533] (rev 03)  
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Ethernet Server Adapter I210-T1 [8086:0001]  
Kernel driver in use: igb

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### Author: ![Andreas1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@Andreas1](https://forums.suse.com/u/Andreas1)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/network-does-not-work/33822/4 "2019-04-24T21:18:56Z")

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Ask google:  
[https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/98417/cant-get-intel-i210-ethernet-working-on-debian-wheezy](https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/98417/cant-get-intel-i210-ethernet-working-on-debian-wheezy)