Re: network problems after new install
mickle@escape.com said:
> I also get the error message Nov 29 14:28:40 SanMarco kernel:
> neighbour table overflow
I got the same message after installing a Woody set of CDs (from October) from
scratch. Part of the problem was that the network configuration does not take
place, if the dbootstrap does not find a network card. I have a laptop, and
the pcmcia card is not supported in the boot CD kernels (2.2.19).
After running "dpkg-reconfigure netbase" the loopback device seems to be set
up right again, but even after installing the 2.4.12 kernel or after
recompiling the kernel with the ne2000 pcmcia card enabled, I cannot access
the network.
I suppose the /etc/pcmcia/network stuff is not configured right, but it will
take me some time to understand that all ...
Suggestions: please put a readme file into any new created home directory,
with the pointers to how to reconfigure anything the that was supposed to get
configured during installation. It took me two evenings to figure out the
"dpkg-reconfigure netbase" trick.
I still don't know how to reconfigure some of the earlier questions,
(keyboard...) since I can't just run dbootstrap (I guess it is on the CD
only). Also pointers to the documentation should be in this readme file. This
file should contain or pointer to all the hits given during initial
installation, otherwise any newbie is going to be lost who did not take
careful notes during installation.
- Josef
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