Re: networking woes with 2.4 kernel
Jeff Cours, 2002-Nov-07 10:52 -0800:
> My first thought was that it might be a problem with the integrated
> RTL-8139 NIC, so I installed a new Linksys LNE100TX (a tulip chipset),
> disabled the 8139 through the BIOS, and got the same results with the
> Linksys. (One note, though, is that the 2.2 kernel network
> installation CD I was using noticed the 8139 even though it was
> disabled by the BIOS, so I'm not sure exactly what the BIOS did to
> "disable" the chip. It certainly didn't remove it from the PCI bus.)
> I've since pulled the Linksys card to try to simplify the system, but
> I've had no luck getting anything with a 2.4 kernel to work.
You didn't mention it, so I assume you didn't check to see of the 8139
module was loaded under the 2.4 kernel.
Try,
# insmod 8139too
and see if that gets thing going for you.
jc
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Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer
Diggin' Debian Admin and User
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