https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:59:11 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/368/ethernet-does-not-show-my-ip-i3status/Hello, in Fedora 17 ethernet does not show up for some reason: ethernet eth0 { format_up = "E: %ip" format_down = "E: down" } $ i3status ...E: down... $ LC_ALL=C ifconfig em1: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 inet 192.168.1.9 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255 inet6 fe80::f2de:f1ff:fe03:2187 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link> ether f0:de:f1:aa:bb:cc txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet) RX packets 14888 bytes 8894162 (8.4 MiB) RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 14013 bytes 4302263 (4.1 MiB) TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 device interrupt 20 memory 0xf2500000-f2520000 lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING> mtu 16436 inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0 inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x10<host> loop txqueuelen 0 (Local Loopback) RX packets 278 bytes 36589 (35.7 KiB) RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 278 bytes 36589 (35.7 KiB) TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 virbr0: flags=4099<UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 inet 192.168.122.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.122.255 ether 52:54:00:cc:bb:aa txqueuelen 0 (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 What is the trick in my case? I have bridge configured in my Fedora. Tried also this: sudo setcap cap_net_admin=ep $(which i3status) with no help. Thanks!Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:48:29 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/368/ethernet-does-not-show-my-ip-i3status/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/368/ethernet-does-not-show-my-ip-i3status/?answer=371#post-id-371Your network interface is named em1, but your config for i3status is for eth0. Change it in the config and you should be fine.Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:57:19 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/368/ethernet-does-not-show-my-ip-i3status/?answer=371#post-id-371https://faq.i3wm.org/question/368/ethernet-does-not-show-my-ip-i3status/?answer=372#post-id-372You configured i3status for eth0, whilst eth0 actually is down (or nonexistent). Change `ethernet eth0 {` to `ethernet em1 {` (or `virbr0`, depending on which one you want).Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:59:11 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/368/ethernet-does-not-show-my-ip-i3status/?answer=372#post-id-372