Re: Unable to use network card with 2.4.19
Darryl L. Pierce, 2002-Oct-09 13:53 -0400:
>
> On 2002.10.09 12:54 Marcelo Ramos wrote:
> >El(On) Tue, 8 Oct 2002 09:59:35 -0400
> >"Darryl L. Pierce" <mcpierce@telocity.com> escribió(wrote):
> >
> >> I've had on again/off again problems with my laptop and the
> >2.4.1[8,9]
> >> kernel. I boot my laptop with the card (both a D-Link 660 and a 3Com
> >
> >> EtherLink III) inserted and the system sometimes comes up and
> >sometimes
> >> doesn't (I'm using DHCP). But, if I reboot my system and load the
> >> 2.2.19 kernel, the network comes up immediately, no problem.
> >>
> >> Any ideas? This same system works beautifully at home where I use a
> >> D-Link DWL-650 wireless card. It comes up at home no problem.
> >
> >Have your 2.4.X kernels got the CONFIG_PACKET (Packet socket) and
> >CONFIG_FILTER
> >(Socket Filtering) enabled ?
> >
> >The dhcpd README stats that those options are necessary.
>
> I'm not running a DHCP server. I'm using pump to configure my NIC via
> DHCP. And, this problem *never* existed before I installed the 2.4.19
> kernel.
You still need CONFIG_FILTER for the socket support, and
CONFIG_PACKET, for the client to work.
jc
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Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer
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