# Ifconfig giving an error message **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [October 12, 2024, 10:19am UTC](https://discuss.pynq.io/t/ifconfig-giving-an-error-message/7589 "2024-10-12T10:19:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kunjeti\_Dharanidhar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.pynq.io/kunjeti_dharanidhar/32/6356_2.png) [@Kunjeti\_Dharanidhar](https://discuss.pynq.io/u/Kunjeti_Dharanidhar)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2024, 10:19am UTC](https://discuss.pynq.io/t/ifconfig-giving-an-error-message/7589/1 "2024-10-12T10:19:59Z")
- PYNQ Z2 - This is the error message I get, when I try to see the IP address of the FPGA eth0: flags=4099\ mtu 1500 ether 00:00:05:6b:03:d6 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 device interrupt 36 base 0xb000 eth0:1: flags=4099\ mtu 1500 inet 192.168.2.99 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.2.255 ether 00:00:05:6b:03:d6 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet) device interrupt 36 base 0xb000 lo: flags=73\ 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 802 bytes 64618 (64.6 KB) RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 802 bytes 64618 (64.6 KB) TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 1. Can I still work with the FPGA directly connecting to the terminal 2. How do I fix this ? ---
**Author:** ![matthew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@matthew](https://discuss.pynq.io/u/matthew)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://discuss.pynq.io/t/ifconfig-giving-an-error-message/7589/2 "2024-10-12T16:48:14Z")
Hi, For the ifconfig test, how did you connect to the PYNQ Z2? Did you connect the board to a router via an ethernet cable, and use a second ethernet cable to connect the router to your computer?