Re: 3c920 in 2.4.20; "network unreachable"
It did work before I got the new kernel (downloaded
the kernel as an ordinary user).
# dhclient eth0
-didn't help (it is, however present on the machine)
Rolf E. Robberstad
----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Perrin <clists@perrin.socsci.unc.edu>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 14:21:35 -0400 (EDT)
To: Rolf Erling Robberstad <sjanten_@operamail.com>
Subject: Re: 3c920 in 2.4.20; "network unreachable"
> AFAIK, compiling it into the kernel isn't enough - you need a user-space
> client to do the actual work. What happens when you do:
>
> dhclient eth0
>
> or:
>
> pump -i eth0
>
> as root?
>
> ap
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin
> Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
> clists@perrin.socsci.unc.edu * andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu
>
>
> On Wed, 4 Jun 2003, Rolf Erling Robberstad wrote:
>
> > DHCP support compiled into the kernel, however I believe
> > i chose not to install BOOTP and one other client.
> >
> > I'm quite sure I /did/ have connection before I recompiled.
> > (I have this memory of downloading the kernel from lynx as
> > a user, as I did not have X operating yet)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Andrew Perrin <clists@perrin.socsci.unc.edu>
> > Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 13:54:34 -0400 (EDT)
> > To: Rolf Erling Robberstad <sjanten_@operamail.com>
> > Subject: Re: 3c920 in 2.4.20; "network unreachable"
> >
> > > On Wed, 4 Jun 2003, Rolf Erling Robberstad wrote:
> > >
> > > > I installed woody over the internet, configured by the
> > > > local DHCP-server. I then downloaded (from debian)
> > > > kernel 2.4.20 from http://www.kernel.org and compiled
> > > > it to get X working (as part of a i810/i815 howto).
> > > >
> > > > The 3c59x-driver was compiled directly into the
> > > > kernel along with the other needed support.
> > >
> > > I've never had luck with compiling network drivers into the kernel - each
> > > time I've tried, I've ended up reverting to a module.
> > >
> > > ...
> > >
> > > > # ifdown eth0
> > > > > cat: /var/run/dhclient.pid: No such file or directory
> > > > # ifup eth0
> > > > (pause)
> > > > (still no working network)
> > >
> > > Did you install dhclient? It looks like what's happening is there's no
> > > dhcp client to fetch the address information.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin
> > > Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
> > > clists@perrin.socsci.unc.edu * andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > mvh
> > Rolf E.
> >
> >
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