There have been several posts lately from people having post-upgraded-kernel network problems. I recently experienced a similar problem after installing a new kernel (network unreachable, Linksys device refusing connection, etc). When I tried unsuccessfully to 'ifup eth0' it was suggested that I needed to have CONFIG_FILTER configured. So, I went back and did that, and now everything's fine.
But here's what the config help (for a 2.4.x kernel) says about CONFIG_FILTER: CONFIG_FILTER: The Linux Socket Filter is derived from the Berkeley Packet Filter. If you say Y here, user-space programs can attach a filter to any socket and thereby tell the kernel that it should allow or disallow certain types of data to get through the socket. Linux Socket Filtering works on all socket types except TCP for now. See the text file Documentation/networking/filter.txt for more information. 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. If unsure, say N?? If you do that, networking breaks. This is not the first time I've had this experience (I have a bad memory when it comes to kernel options!), but I think that option should say, if unsure, say Y. Patrick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
