From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: consolebandit@netscape.net (Maurice) Subject: 2.6.xSMP and IPv4 failure (ifconfigs) Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 12:24:10 -0400 Sender: linux-smp-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <10D8929F.3A4CB19D.345005B1@netscape.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Return-path: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: linux-smp@vger.kernel.org Denis Vlasenko wrote: >> I re-booted to see what, if anything, would fail on start-up. >> >> I did have a failure, the FA311 NIC card could no longer get an address >> from the DHCP server??? >> Seems that the NIC now only "runs" IPv6, and the info I've gathered from >> the Net isn't helping me correct this -- I must be searching the wrong >> phrase(s). >> >> Has anyone else followed this upgrade path and had the same problem? >> Has anyone else moved to the 2.6 kernel and had IPv4 problems? >> >> I've poked around and added line to certain system files and even gave >> the card a static IPv4 number -- but nothing has corrected this problem. > >ifconfig output? tcpdump of ping attempts? dmesg? >-- >vda > > Ifconfig(s): Seems that the non-SMP kernel works fine. Here is the ifconfig; [root@localhost root]# uname -r 2.6.6-1.435.2.3 [root@localhost root]# ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:02:E3:1D:3F:32 inet addr:192.168.0.102 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:33 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:7 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:5810 (5.6 Kb) TX bytes:1036 (1.0 Kb) Interrupt:10 Base address:0x2000 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:143 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:143 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:9270 (9.0 Kb) TX bytes:9270 (9.0 Kb) [root@localhost root]# But the SMP kernel has issues; [root@localhost root]# uname -r 2.6.6-1.435.2.3smp [root@localhost root]# ifconfig lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:128 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:128 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:8670 (8.4 Kb) TX bytes:8670 (8.4 Kb) [root@localhost root]# ifconfig -a eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:02:E3:1D:3F:32 BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:3 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:2736 (2.6 Kb) Interrupt:10 Base address:0x2000 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:128 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:128 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:8670 (8.4 Kb) TX bytes:8670 (8.4 Kb) [root@localhost root]# Then I did the static IP number thing, but had/have a communication problem; [root@localhost root]# ifconfig eth0 down [root@localhost root]# ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.49 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255 [root@localhost root]# ifconfig eth0 up [root@localhost root]# ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:02:E3:1D:3F:32 inet addr:192.168.0.49 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:40 errors:0 dropped:32 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:4080 (3.9 Kb) Interrupt:10 Base address:0x2000 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:210 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:210 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:18787 (18.3 Kb) TX bytes:18787 (18.3 Kb) [root@localhost root]# ping 192.168.0.103 PING 192.168.0.103 (192.168.0.103) 56(84) bytes of data. >From 192.168.0.49 icmp_seq=0 Destination Host Unreachable >From 192.168.0.49 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable >From 192.168.0.49 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable >From 192.168.0.49 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable >From 192.168.0.49 icmp_seq=4 Destination Host Unreachable >From 192.168.0.49 icmp_seq=5 Destination Host Unreachable --- 192.168.0.103 ping statistics --- 7 packets transmitted, 0 received, +6 errors, 100% packet loss, time 5999ms , pipe 4 -------- -Maurice "Linux -- it not just for breakfast anymore..." -Moe __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp