[K12OSN] Network problems w/4.1.0
Eric Harrison
eharrison at mail.mesd.k12.or.us
Sat Aug 14 05:11:29 UTC 2004
On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 jam at mcquil.com wrote:
>Jim,
>
>Any chance that the server nics are being detected in a different order,
>therefore requiring you swap the 2 network cables ?
>
>Jim McQuillan
>jam at LTsp.org
This is my bet. I have seen the 2.4 & 2.6 kernels detect nics in
different orders.
-Eric
>
>On Fri, 13 Aug 2004, Jim Kronebusch wrote:
>
>> I just upgraded my test 3.1.2 server to 4.1.0 (blew it away and installed
>> fresh). But now I cannot get any clients to boot from it (doesn't get past
>> looking for DHCP address) and cannot ping past the local interface to the
>> external network. I have tried 6 different NIC's and am currently using a
>> Intel Pro 100 and a LNE100TX. I have reloaded 4.1.0 with all of the defaults
>> 3 times now (once disabling the firewall just in case) and still no luck. I
>> have also gone back to 3.1.2 just to be sure I wasn't going insane and it
>> worked perfect with the same NIC's and the same clients. Any ideas? I just
>> ordered a server for a new school that my company is donating a lab too and I
>> wanted to test 4.1.0 with the clients we are giving them before the server
>> showed up. But that isn't looking good at this point.
>>
>> Right now I have a clean install of 4.1.0 with the Intel Pro 100 and a
>> LNE100TX installed and firewalling off. Let me know if anyone has a
>> suggestion to try. Or a tool to figure out why I cannot leave the box with a
>> simple ping request (error is "Destination Unreachable").
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jim Kronebusch
>> Cotter Tech Department
>> 507-453-5188
>>
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