On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:37:18 -0800 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7541 > > Summary: dhcp + suspend-to-RAM sometimes trashes the NIC > Kernel Version: 2.6.17.7 > Status: NEW > Severity: normal > Owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Submitter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Most recent kernel where this bug did *NOT* occur: Sorry, dunno > Distribution: Debian > Hardware Environment: Fujitsu P-2040 laptop > Software Environment: dhcp-client 2.0pl5-19.4 (debian) > Problem Description: > > I have hit this bug ever since I started using DHCP. Prior to DHCP, I never > had > a problem with suspend to RAM. > > Steps to reproduce: > > My laptop travels from home to work and back. Every time I switch on, I run > "ifdown eth0" and "ifup eth0" to switch to the appropriate network configured > using DHCP. Usually, this works fine. Here's my ethernet chipset: > > 00:12.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. > RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) > > Anyway, sometimes, maybe once a week, something goes wrong and I get this > error: > > SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such device > > The NIC still exists, see: > > emit:/home/joshua# ifconfig eth0 > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:E0:00:8C:8B:8E > inet addr:192.168.0.4 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 > BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:739959 errors:4 dropped:5 overruns:3 frame:0 > TX packets:441931 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:2 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 > RX bytes:1059867013 (1010.7 MiB) TX bytes:37902281 (36.1 MiB) > Interrupt:9 Base address:0x4800 > > However, it's impossible to configure: > > emit:/home/joshua# ifconfig eth0 132.147.1.109 up > SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such device > SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such device > > Weird, huh? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
