[PLUG] Network failure, different kernels of the same revision.
Russell Senior
seniorr at aracnet.com
Sat Jun 22 08:04:33 UTC 2002
>>>>> "Jeme" == Jeme A Brelin <jeme at brelin.net> writes:
Jeme> Tried this, too. Still same effect. I only get actual use of
Jeme> the network when I use the bf2.4 kernel. Every other kernel,
Jeme> when configured to the best of my ability (which should be quite
Jeme> good at this point), gives me the network devices that are
Jeme> configurable with ifconfig and addressable with route, but
Jeme> simply do not pass packets.
Jeme> I can't figure it out.
Hmm. Okay, in that case I'll start flailing. In no particular order:
> Blinky lights?
> When you try to ping something external, what message do you see?
> Can you ping localhost?
> Is there a network debugging option in the kernel configuration?
> You might try pulling the PCI NIC and see if that helps.
> What compiler version are you using?
> Are you certain eth0 and eth1 didn't get reversed (i.e., check MAC
addresses or just try swapping cables)?
> You could try a 2.5.x kernel. I've got one (for x=21) running on
my home desktop.
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