Adam wrote:
I've had that before with some network hardware, it appears that the kernel driver either doesn't leave the network hardware in a nice state at reboot or the hardware doesn't like playing ball after a reboot, possibly a combination of the 2 things. The way I fixed it was either upgrade the kernel to a later version or stick a pci card into the machine and disable the onboard lan.
Thanks, I'd thought of trying an add-in card, and turning off the onboard lan, so I'll do that now to confirm. It would be nice however to be able to use the built in. Is there anything one could add to the startup or shutdown procedures? That would have the same effect on the built in ethernet as a mains switch off? Peter
On 4/29/06, Peter <berriep@btinternet.com> wrote:
It would be nice however to be able to use the built in. Is there anything one could add to the startup or shutdown procedures? That would have the same effect on the built in ethernet as a mains switch off?
Most modern PCs still have some voltage lines on, so long as the PSU has mains. My experience of Intel motherboards over the past 5 years is that the ethernet connect light shines when connected to a network even when the PC appears to be off. I'm guessing this helps with Wake On Lan. Perhaps the Linux driver is telling the ethernet adapter to power down, and then nothing turns it back on again until you cold boot. What make is your motherboard? Regards, Tim.
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