kernel upgrade and dhcp

[Larry Elmore <ljelmore@attbi.com>]

I've recently installed Sid on a new computer and use a Linksys router 
and cable modem for Internet access. I've built a 2.4.18 kernel image 
package, and it works fine except for networking.

I've read the relevant HOW-TOs, and searched the list archives, but 
haven't been able to discover what the problem is, except that it's got 
something to do with DHCP. The DHCP mini-HOW-TO seems particularly useless.

What really puzzles me is that the installation kernel works fine with 
DHCP, but the new kernel doesn't. This is the first time I've ever run 
into this problem and I've been using Debian for over 3 years now (this 
is the first time I've attempted a kernel upgrade since I got broadband 
Internet access, but have had a LAN for a couple of years). I've got 
Packet socket, Network packet filtering, TCP/IP networking, IP: 
multicasting, IP: kernel level autoconfiguration, IP: DHCP support, and 
the proper network card options enabled in the kernel build. What am I 
missing?

Thanks!
--Larry


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