Re: PCMCIA network problems at startup
jpenix@nerd-out.com (Joshua Penix) wrote:
> Running Debian Woody on a Gateway Solo 9100 laptop, with an Intel
> Pro/100 CardBus II (eepro100_cb.o driver) network card, pulling a DHCP
> address using dhclient.
>
> When I boot the laptop, everything appears to get recognized
> correctly, but I am unable to access the network. 'ifconfig' shows
> eth0 existing with an address, but no traffic will pass.
>
> However, I can log in and do a 'ifdown eth0' and then 'ifup eth0', and
> suddenly everything will be working properly. I can also start the
> laptop without the card, and then add it later - it comes up fine at
> that point.
>
> Any ideas where to look? It's running my custom Kernel 2.4.18, plus
> latest PCMCIA modules. This problem also occurred using original
> Debian bf2.4 kernel.
>
> /etc/pcmcia/network.opts is unchanged from original.
>
> /etc/network/interfaces shows 'iface eth0 inet dhcp', which was added
> by the installation program.
Is there also a line that reads "auto eth0" in /etc/network/interfaces?
If so, delete that line. This might be a bug in the installation
scripts.
- Brian
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