No network connection after upgrade (via 'yum')

[Jon D. Slater]

Bill Perkins wrote:

> Jon D. Slater wrote:
>
>> I just went back and tried kernel-2.6.13-1.1526_FC4 and the network 
>> is broken there too...
>>
>> Jon D. Slater wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I just recently did a 'yum' update to my existing FC4 install, and 
>>> re-booted.  The 'yum update' updated my kernel.
>>> kernel-2.6.12-1.1456_FC4    -->   kernel-2.6.13-1.1532_FC4
>>>
>>> My network connection stopped.
>>>
>>> If I look at the network support tools, it looks like everything is 
>>> working.
>>>
>>> During boot, I see the network service start (appears fine), and the 
>>> a long pause when trying to connect to the nntp "Time Server" (which 
>>> Fails).
>>>
>>> If I reboot using the old (2.6.12-1.1456) kernel, everything works 
>>> fine.
>>>
>>> Typically when I've yum-updated before, everything that's needed to 
>>> support the kernel "comes with it".
>>>
>>> I'm running FC4 on an HP Pavilion 8150, with a Linksys NC100 
>>> (Network Everywhere Fast Ethernet 10/100 [rev 11]) card.  And I've 
>>> never had any problems, until now.
>>>
>>> Obviously, this isn't an urgent issue, because I can boot using the 
>>> old kernel, but does anyone know of something I should have done?
>>>
>>> My first thought when this happened was that my network card had 
>>> died, so I replaced it with a 3 Com 3c905, and got exactly the same 
>>> problem.  (That's when I tried putting the old card back in and 
>>> booting using the old kernel.)
>>>
>>> Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated.
>>>
>>> Jon
>>
>
> I've had the same sort of issues with an RT2500 card; need to compile 
> the module for each new kernel I use, and starting the ntpd service 
> during boot usually causes a hang. Is there a special kernel module 
> needed for your NC100 card? You might need to compile and install it 
> for the new kernel, I don't know about that particular card. You could 
> also try turning off the ntpd service at startup, and start it 
> manually after bootup and login, that is what I do...
>
I've never needed to compile a kernel module for this card.  It's always 
worked (right of of the box).  When I look at the pull down list of 
supported network cards, it's in the list.