are you sure that the network driver for the correct card is in place ? for example, maybe it was built-in on your 2.4 kernel and now it is a module
also one annoying thing I've noticed about 2.6 is that mii operation now seems to come from a separate module so that even when you have the proper hardware modules, LAN will still not working. quite the user trap hth brian >>>>> "Darryl" == Darryl Pierce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Darryl> When I boot my system (running testing) with a 2.6 kernel, Darryl> the system comes up fine. However, the networking never Darryl> finishes obtaining an IP address from my WAP. If I boot Darryl> using a 2.4 kernel all comes up fine and I have an IP and Darryl> can work. Any suggestions? Darryl> -- Darryl L. Pierce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit the Infobahn Darryl> Offramp: <http://mcpierce.mypage.org> "Bury me next to my Darryl> wife. Nothing too fancy..." - Ulysses S. Grant Darryl> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to Darryl> [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of Darryl> "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]