From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 4 May 2001 12:26:57 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 4 May 2001 12:26:47 -0400 Received: from pc-25-211.mountaincable.net ([24.215.25.211]:41437 "HELO adrock.vbfx.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Fri, 4 May 2001 12:26:38 -0400 Message-ID: <3AF2D842.3DD33B6A@vbfx.com> Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 12:26:42 -0400 From: Adam X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.3 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: "Michael K. Johnson" Subject: Re: dhcp problem with realtek 8139 clone with rh 7.1 In-Reply-To: <200105041520.f44FKUM07323@bastable.devel.redhat.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org "Michael K. Johnson" wrote: > > In linux-kernel, you wrote: > >I have som problem with my realtek 8139 clone. It won't work with dhcp > >against my isp. I've just installed redhat 7.1 on a i386 with to (exactly > >the same) network cards, one that should be connected to my isp, and one > >to > >the local network. My local network works fine, but when I try to start > >eth0 > >(which is the card connecting to my isp) I get > > > >Determining IP configuration... Operation failed. > > failed. > > > >If I manually try to run 'pump -i eth0' I also get Operation failed. > > This sounds more like pump failing to negotiate dhcp properly than > like a failure in the driver. Let's check that possibility first > before assuming a driver bug. > > Install dhcpcd, chmod a-x /sbin/pump, and see if it works better > (if pump is not there or not executable, the scripts fall back to > dhcpcd). If so, please file a bug report against pump in buzilla > http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/ > > michaelkjohnson > > "He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes a book." > Linux Application Development -- Ben Franklin > http://people.redhat.com/johnsonm/lad/ > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ I've had the same problem with the 8139too drivers and DHCP. The reason I figure it must be the drivers is because in the 2.4.3 kernel, I'm able to use the 8139too drivers with DHCP without any problems. In 2.4.4 it locks my system. -- Adam adam@vbfx.com Linux user #190288