Re: CONFIG_FILTER
On Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 09:01:54AM -0900, Greg Madden wrote:
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> This issue comes up periodically on this list & on my local LUG list also,
> from the debian users anyway. If you select to use dhcp during an install
> the dhcp client used is dhclient. I am not sure what the relationship is
> between dhclient & CONFIG_FILTER, or if it has something to do with one of
> the networking scripts in init.d, but the net effect is dhclient will fail
> to setup the network if CONFIG_FILTER is not enabled in the kernel. All the
> Debian made kernels come with this enabled, the issue starts when someone
> compiles from source. In the .config file that comes with the source
> CONFIG_FILTER is set to 'off' . Reading the description for CONFIG_FILTER
> it appears to me, and apparently others, that it it not needed for ethernet
> networks. i.e.
>
> "You need to say Y here if you want to use PPP packet filtering
> (see the CONFIG_PPP_FILTER option below).
>
> If unsure, say N."
>
> My guess at a solution would be to enable this option in the kernel source
> .config files, as long as it didn't create more issues than it solves.
>
> - --
> Greg Madden
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I have a practical suggestion to Debian people who set out to compile
their own kernel: Start with the config file that Debian places in
/boot This config file should produce a kernel just like the one you
are already running. Use make config or whatever to modify only those
settings in this file that you KNOW your want to set differently. The
resulting kernel should have the new features that you want AND
features that you did have but didn't know you needed will still be
there.
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Paul E Condon
pecondon@quiknet.com
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