Realtek 8029 and DHCP

jvff · n00b Joined: 29 Jul 2005 Posts: 9

Hello,

My live cd (amd 64 minimal) isn't configuring my network properly. It can detect the network card, but DHCP isn't working. I can boot RedHat and it works there. DMESG puts out TX timeout or something like that. Any suggestions for a solution? Thanks,

JVFF

pmjdebruijn · Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 5:39 pm Post subject:

Aha,

Well this is not much information to go on...

What Live CD version of you using? What kernel is running on that LiveCD 'uname -a'? What version of the 8029 driver is being loaded (you can see that in 'dmesg')? Please paste the exact (to the letter) error message?

But since RedHat can use the card properly, it could be that some modification broke the 8029 driver in the kernel you're using. Try an older/newer live cd, see if that works...

Anyway, a 8029 card really really is a good candidate for an upgrade. These cards are slow... A cheap gigabit card (rtl8169) goes for little more than 10 euro's these days...

Regards,
Pascal de Bruijn

jvff · n00b Joined: 29 Jul 2005 Posts: 9

Live CD: 2005.0 (AMD64 Minimal)

Kernel (I just typed gentoo at boot): 2.6.11-gentoo-r3-k8

Driver: ne2k-pci (I think it also has 8390 because of lsmod dependancies)

Result from ethernet sniff on Win32 PC with ethereal after /etc/init.d/net.eth0 restart on pc trying to install Gentoo:

1) Gentoo broadcasts DHCP request
2) Router sends DHCP offer 192.168.1.254
3) Router sends ARP packet "who has 192.168.1.254"

I have no idea whats going on that Gentoo doesn't reply the ARP neither DHCP offer. Anyway to dump what Gentoo is doing? Thanks for reply,

JVFF