No network connection after upgrade (via 'yum')

[Jon D. Slater]

Bill Perkins wrote:

> Jon D. Slater wrote:
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>> Bill Perkins wrote:
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>>> Jon D. Slater wrote:
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>>>> 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
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>>> 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.
>>
>>
> Ok, next question is, is the module loaded?
> # lsmod | grep <module_name_of_card>
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I don't see anything regarding "linksys" or "nc100", but I *do* see the 
"tulip" module.  (This is from the kernel that works.)

I'm not at the location of the machine, so I can't try re-booting and 
checking under the new kernel.