Re: [vox-tech] Wierd networking issues in Debian, 2.6.7 kernel version

["R. Douglas Barbieri" <doug@dMAPSooglio.net>]

R. Douglas Barbieri wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I've got an HP Pavillion z5000 laptop which I dual boot with Debian
> testing. I have two Linux kernel versions loaded: 2.4.26 and 2.6.7.
> In order to get my built-in wireless working, I'm using ndiswrapper. I
> also run ifplugd and waproamd.
>
> In the 2.4.26 kernel version, networking is very happy. I can do both
> ethernet and wireless no problem. However, when I boot into 2.6.7 (a
> stock debian kernel), I can transfer packets for a while, then my
> networking just "locks up." This happens with both the ethernet and
> wireless, respectively. If I boot up, not load the ndiswrapper driver,
> and just try to do ethernet, the same thing happens. Then, while eth0 is
> locked up, I can modprobe ndiswrapper and move packets across the
> wireless...for a bit before it too locks up. I can bring down ifplugd
> and waproamd, unload the interfaces and the modules, but when I  try to
> bring anything back up, networking is hosed until I reboot.
>
> Any suggestions as to what I should try? I get absolutely nothing
> helpful in dmesg or /var/log/syslog. Ken Bloom, Gabriel Rosa and I sat
> at Crepeville after the meeting for a couple of hours trying to work
> this out, to no avail.
So, any suggestions? Does anyone have any mailing lists I could try or 
even some good Google search terms? I'm fresh out of ideas.

Heck, I'm even willing to try to debug the drivers myself, but I've 
never done kernel-level development...

> Thanks!
>
>
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