Michael Haan wrote:
> I'll take a look at those things, but the odd thing is I can boot the
> old kernel and networking is just fine. Only the kernel has changed
> (and not even the kernel options).
This sounds like you need to re-emerge the driver for your NIC. For
example, every time I upgrade my kernel I have to do something like this:
# cd /usr/src
# rm linux
# ln -s newkernel linux
# cd linux
# make oldconfig
# make && make modules_install
# emerge ipw2100
(ipw2100 is my wireless NIC)
If I don't re-emerge ipw2100, then the NIC *will not* work in the new
kernel. If I boot to the old kernel, things work fine. Why? The ebuild
makes kernel modules, and they are marked for a specific kernel version.
If this is new to you, do some exploring in /lib/modules. This is where all
of your modules are stored, and each kernel (and kernel revision) gets a
separate directory.
If you re-emerge with /usr/src/linux linked to the *old* kernel, it won't
help you any. You have to update the link and then re-emerge your driver.
HTH! Forgive me if you already know all this. :-P
Peace,
Gabriel
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