Ethernet switching off

[TheGermanEngie]

I have openmediavault 3.0.96 (not the latest version because the latest version doesn't load, this is a common issue for some users on OMV with 4.x.x versions and above) installed on a 32GB USB drive for boot, with 2x 500GB WD Blue drives for storage. I just finished setting it up and nothing is on the drives, when I power it on and load OMV into the shell it boots but doesn't show an IP address.

 

When I run it headless connected to my router the light on the ethernet jack stays lit when it's off, then when I power it on it stays lit for a second then turns off, thus invisible to my network and can't access the web GUI. What could be causing the ethernet to shut off?

[JFGI]

It's possible that dhcp didn't give it an address in time to show up on the motd (what you see when you first boot up).

 

Log in and issue:

ifconfig -a 

Use the IP you see to log into your web interface.

 

You should probably set a static IP for it also so that router reboots/power outages/etc. don't cause you to have to log in and check what IP was assigned to your box after the aforementioned things happen.