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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 14:21:35 -0400 (EDT) To: Rolf Erling Robberstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] * 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 13:54:34 -0400 (EDT) > > To: Rolf Erling Robberstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 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 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] * andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > mvh > > Rolf E. > > > > > > -- > > ____________________________________________ > > http://www.operamail.com > > Get OperaMail Premium today - USD 29.99/year > > > > > > Powered by Outblaze > > mvh Rolf E. -- ____________________________________________ http://www.operamail.com Get OperaMail Premium today - USD 29.99/year Powered by Outblaze -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
