Fedora 8 x86_64: Via Rhine II broken?

[David Betz <dbetz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A fresh install of Fedora 8 x86_64 results in repeated network failures.  Essentially, on first login, although /sbin/ifconfig shows eth0 to be up with the correct ip address, pinging a locally connected host (192.168.1.1) results in 'network unreachable' errors.  Performing '/sbin/ifdown eth0 ; /sbin/ifup eth0; /sbin/ping 192.168.1.1' restores the network connection temporarily.  However, browsing the web via firefox soon again leads to 'network unreachable' errors.  If I don't browse the web, I do not receive 'network unreachable' errors for a long period of time (I did not wait beyond 8 minutes).  If I browse, then the network quickly goes down again. This problem persists after reboot, and after bringing the network up with 'System -> Administration -> Network'.  It persists after killing nm-applet.  There are no new lines in /var/log/messages when the network fails. Comparing the periods of when the network interface is working to when it is not working, the outputs of /sbin/ifconfig is unchanged except for the transmitted/received packets, and the output of /sbin/route is unchanged.

Installing Fedora 8 i386 results in a working network interface without the above problems.

Below is smolt output after I have installed Fedora 8 i386.  (I cannot keep my network interface up long enough to send an email under Fedora 8 x86_64).

Thanks,
-Dave Betz


        UUID: 33ea96b5-ada9-4480-a339-309807968811
        OS: Fedora release 8 (Werewolf)
        Default run level: 5
        Language: en_US.UTF-8
        Platform: i686
        BogoMIPS: 2001.36
        CPU Vendor: AuthenticAMD
        CPU Model: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+
        Number of CPUs: 2
        CPU Speed: 2000
        System Memory: 1009
        System Swap: 2047
        Vendor: Shuttle Inc
        System: SK22V10
        Form factor: desktop
        Kernel: 2.6.23.1-42.fc8
        SELinux Enabled: True
        SELinux Enforce: targeted

                 Devices
                =================================
                (None:None:None:None) input, Unknown, KEYBOARD, BTC USB Multimedia Keyboard
                (4358:12389:4121:258) pci, via-rhine, NETWORK, VT6102 [Rhine-II]
                (None:None:None:None) platform, Unknown, None, Platform Device (floppy.0)
                (4358:12548:4759:12416) pci, ehci_hcd, USB, USB 2.0
                (None:None:None:None) scsi, sr, None, SCSI Device
                (None:None:None:None) scsi_host, Unknown, None, SCSI Host Adapter
                (None:None:None:None) scsi, sd, None, SCSI Device
                (None:None:None:None) scsi_generic, Unknown, None, SCSI Generic Interface
                (None:None:None:None) firewire, Unknown, None, No Description
                (None:None:None:None) scsi_generic, Unknown, None, SCSI Generic Interface
                (None:None:None:None) platform, Unknown, None, Platform Device (bluetooth)
                (None:None:None:None) serio, Unknown, None, i8042 AUX port
                (1118:35:None:None) usb, usbhid, OTHER, USB HID Interface
                (1134:21760:None:None) usb, usbhid, OTHER, USB HID Interface
                (1134:21760:None:None) usb, usbhid, OTHER, USB HID Interface
                (4358:1393:4759:12416) pci, pata_via, IDE, VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE
                (None:None:None:None) pnp, parport_pc, None, Standard LPT printer port
                (4358:41528:0:0) pci, pcieport-driver, OTHER, K8T890 PCI to PCI Bridge Controller
                (4358:49720:0:0) pci, pcieport-driver, OTHER, K8T890 PCI to PCI Bridge Controller
                (None:None:None:None) platform, Unknown, None, Platform Device (vesafb.0)
                (None:None:None:None) input, Unknown, None, Microsoft Microsoft Trackball Optical?
                (4098:23408:4163:130) pci, Unknown, VIDEO, RV370 [Radeon X300SE]
                (None:None:None:None) platform, i8042, None, Platform Device (i8042)
                (None:None:None:None) platform, Unknown, None, Platform Device (pcspkr)
                (4358:12344:4759:12416) pci, uhci_hcd, USB, VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
                (4358:12344:4759:12416) pci, uhci_hcd, USB, VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
                (4358:12344:4759:12416) pci, uhci_hcd, USB, VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
                (4358:12617:4759:12416) pci, sata_via, IDE, VIA VT6420 SATA RAID Controller
                (4358:29494:0:0) pci, Unknown, OTHER, K8M890CE Host Bridge
                (4358:4918:0:0) pci, Unknown, OTHER, K8M890CE Host Bridge
                (4098:23392:4163:131) pci, Unknown, VIDEO, RV370 5B60 [Radeon X300 (PCIE)]
                (4358:9014:0:0) pci, Unknown, OTHER, K8M890CE Host Bridge
                (4358:12839:4759:12416) pci, Unknown, OTHER, VT8237 ISA bridge [KT600/K8T800/K8T890 South]
                (4130:4352:0:0) pci, Unknown, OTHER, K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
                (4130:4353:0:0) pci, Unknown, OTHER, K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
                (4130:4354:0:0) pci, Unknown, OTHER, K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
                (4130:4355:0:0) pci, k8temp, OTHER, K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
                (1356:564:None:None) usb, usb-storage, OTHER, USB Mass Storage Interface
                (None:None:None:None) net, Unknown, NETWORK, Networking Interface
                (4358:12356:4358:12356) pci, firewire_ohci, FIREWIRE, IEEE 1394 Host Controller
                (None:None:None:None) scsi_generic, Unknown, None, SCSI Generic Interface
                (4358:13110:0:0) pci, Unknown, OTHER, K8M890CE Host Bridge
                (4358:45448:0:0) pci, Unknown, OTHER, VT8237 PCI bridge [K8T800/K8T890 South]
                (4358:12344:4759:12416) pci, uhci_hcd, USB, VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
                (None:None:None:None) scsi, sd, None, SCSI Device
                (None:None:None:None) input, Unknown, MOUSE, Macintosh mouse button emulation
                (None:None:None:None) input, Unknown, KEYBOARD, BTC USB Multimedia Keyboard
                (None:None:None:None) pnp, serial, None, 16550A-compatible COM port
                (1356:565:None:None) usb, Unknown, OTHER, USB Vendor Specific Interface
                (None:None:None:None) input, Unknown, None, Power Button (CM)
                (None:None:None:None) input, Unknown, None, Power Button (FF)
                (None:None:None:None) scsi_host, Unknown, None, SCSI Host Adapter
                (1592:2602:None:None) usb, Unknown, OTHER, USB Interface
                (None:None:None:None) tty, Unknown, None, 16550A-compatible COM port
                (None:None:None:None) platform, serial8250, None, Platform Device (serial8250)
                (None:None:None:None) serio, Unknown, None, i8042 KBD port
                (4358:12377:4759:50656) pci, VIA 82xx Audio, AUDIO, VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller
                (4358:21302:0:0) pci, Unknown, OTHER, K8M890CE I/O APIC Interrupt Controller
                (4358:822:4759:12416) pci, agpgart-amd64, OTHER, K8M890CE Host Bridge
                (None:None:None:None) scsi_host, Unknown, None, SCSI Host Adapter
                (4358:17206:0:0) pci, Unknown, OTHER, K8M890CE Host Bridge