For example, the following shows a new USB NIC that lacks an IP address:
$ ifconfig -a
eth11 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 01:23:45:67:89:ab
inet6 addr: fe80::20a:cdff:fe35:913d/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:20 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:3823 (3.8 KB)
Create a rule in your /etc/network/interfaces to a static local address like so:
# in etc/network/interfaces
auto eth11
iface eth11 inet static
address 10.10.10.10
netmask 255.255.255.0
Restart your adapter:
$ sudo ifup eth11
And recheck your interface for the IP address:
$ ifconfig -a
eth11 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 01:23:45:67:89:ab
inet addr:10.10.10.10 Bcast:10.10.10.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::20a:cdff:fe35:913d/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:137 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:27911 (27.9 KB)
Try running the slaveinfo utility now. Keep hacking!
This issue is likely due to too low a loop frequency typically < ~15 hz. I believe this has to do with the Distributed Clock synchronization.