I've seen a number of threads in the last couple of days about networking
problems after installing kernel-2.6.17-1.2139_FC5. If you are having
problems and you have more than one NIC, please try the following and
report back whether it works:
(1) Install initscripts-8.31.2-1 from updates-testing.
(2) If you have an ipw2100 or ipw2200, install the latest appropriate
firmware RPM from livna.
(3) Open system-config-network and delete all interfaces from the
interfaces tab and all devices from the hardware tab.
(4) Edit /etc/modprobe.conf and remove aliases for network devices.
(5) Reboot.
(6) Open system-config-network and verify that your devices are correctly
configured. (Note that the device order may have changed. After this, it
will not change again.)
(7) Check /etc/modprobe.conf. If you use an ipw2200, the following
options are recommended:
options ipw2200 hwcrypto=0 associate=0
(7) Test your interfaces.
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Matthew Saltzman
Clemson University Math Sciences
mjs AT clemson DOT edu
http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs
