Re: DHCP fails under 2.6 kernel but works with 2.4

The problem has been solved, at least for now.
DHCP works with 2.6 after I switched off ACPI in the bootloader.
This is o.k. for a desktop but what about laptop users.

I am surprised that there are no comments.
Is FSUG-Kochi dead?


On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 RS Chakravarti wrote :
>I bought a new motherboard and CPU (Sempron 2800 + Mercury/Via 
>KM800M)
>after my old motherboard (Athlon XP2000 + Epox/Via KT266) stopped 
>functioning and re-installed Sarge.
>Now I find that the 2.4 kernel works perfectly but
>DHCP fails at the DHCPDISCOVER stage after a few tries
>(it realises that the link is up and proceeds to search for the 
>server)
>when I boot 2.6.
>Please help.
>
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