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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(repost since it did not make it
Friday)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thought I would pass on the results of my kernel
recompile efforts and the problems I was having with the network after the
kernel was recompiled. (posted a week or two ago)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Recall that I was doing some work with making a new
kernel for RH7.2 and an AMD XP 2100+ chip. I did the recompile myself,
started up the new kernel and found that I no longer had a network
connection. Everything had started fine, eth0 came up, etc. ... but I
could not ping to the outside world.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I even tried downloading the ATHLON kernel from RH
with the appropriate updated modules, etc. and just installed that
directly. Still ... NO networking ability. (networking is turned on
in that kernel)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I finally just physically removed the card,
rebooted the system and deleted the drivers on bootup, then shutdown and
rebooted again, this time with the card reinstalled, reinstalled the driver,
same IP settings, etc. and ... the networking finally worked. No changes
to the kernel, just a deletion and reinstall of the NIC to make it
work.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does this seem a bit odd, or is it possible that I
did something to cause this sort of problem? Comments
appreciated!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Randy Clarksean, Ph.D., P.E.<BR>Leading Technology
Designs, Inc.<BR>106 North Boardman Ave.<BR>P.O. Box N<BR>New York Mills,
MN 56567</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Excellence can be attained if you Care more than
others think is wise, Risk more than others think is safe, Dream more than
others think is practical, and Expect more than others think is possible." -
Author Unknown </FONT></DIV>
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