[K12OSN] Network problems w/4.1.0

[Eric Harrison]

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
>>