No networking with Debian 3.1 with 2.6 kernel

tlug-KfBRzk3UKwol8X4E99VVQg at public.gmane.org tlug-KfBRzk3UKwol8X4E99VVQg at public.gmane.org
Thu Dec 7 03:07:49 UTC 2006


It is working with the 2.4 kernel.  I would assume it
is in the /etc/modules already and it is loaded.  Or
am I missing something simple about the 2.4 vs 2.6
difference?


--- Michael Hong <crepuscule-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 20:10 -0500,
> tlug-KfBRzk3UKwol8X4E99VVQg at public.gmane.org wrote:
> > Sorry Tim,
> > 
> > Nothing that easy :-(
> > 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:12 errors:0 dropped:0
> overruns:0
> > frame:0
> >           TX packets:12 errors:0 dropped:0
> overruns:0
> > carrier:0
> >           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
> >           RX bytes:840 (840.0 b)  TX bytes:840
> (840.0
> > b)
> > 
> > sit0      Link encap:IPv6-in-IPv4  
> >           NOARP  MTU:1480  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:0 
> >           RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
> > 
> 
> Are you running Debian's shipped kernel?  I would
> check to see if the
> module for your NIC is loaded with lsmod, if not,
> modprobe it then try
> 'ifup eth0'.   To get the module loaded on boot, try
> putting it in
> /etc/modules .
> 
> Michael
> 
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