Re: network problems specific to linux-image-2.6.15-1-686

On 2/14/06, jlmb <jlmb@cableonda.net> wrote:

Nil Cire wrote:
> Recently, I installed the new kernel package linux-image-2.6.15-1-686
> for etch and found that I cannot connect to my dhcp server (router). In
> grub, if I choose kernel 2.6.12, the internet and networking works just
> fine after it boots up. I'm even able to use my wireless card in 2.6.12
> with no problems. It seems like the kernel cannot detect the network
> interfaces or something because when I run "dhclient eth0," I just keep
> on seeing multiple dhcprequests. Even with a lot of tries, I am never
> able to recieve a dhcpoffer. I tried typing route to see if the kernel
> route tables had my network in them but they were empty. Back in 2.6.12,
> typing route would give me something.
>
> Thanks for any help.
> --
> Eric Lin
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Which modules do your NIC and wireless card use?

ndiswrapper for the wireless card, NIC uses e_100 or somehing

Run ifconfig with both kernels and provide us that information.

Here's the ifconfig output:
On the 2.6.12:

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:D0:B7:02:C2:3D
          inet addr:192.168.1.103 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::2d0:b7ff:fe02:c23d/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
          RX packets:119 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:7 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:31542 (30.8 KiB) TX bytes:1062 (1.0 KiB)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
          RX packets:60 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:60 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:3060 (2.9 KiB) TX bytes:3060 (2.9 KiB)

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0D:0B:0C:2F:72
          inet addr:192.168.1.101 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::20d:bff:fe0c:2f72/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
          RX packets:153 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:59 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:44953 (43.8 KiB) TX bytes:7293 (7.1 KiB)
          Interrupt:11 Memory:8420000-8422000
2.6.15:
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:D0:B7:02:C2:3D
          inet6 addr: fe80::2d0:b7ff:fe02:c23d/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
          RX packets:40 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:40 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:2540 (2.4 KiB) TX bytes:2540 (2.4 KiB)

jorge