I have the same (and other) problem with RedHat-9 and linux-2,6-test5
on an IBM-T40 (it has a intel e100 card). Unfortunately linux-2.4.22
does not compile so I am stuck with the redhat kernels. <:


yours

Arne

buddy_linux wrote in message news:...
> Hello all.
>
> I'm having a problem right now after compiliing a 2.6.0-test4 kernel.
> Networking doesn't work. I'm using Mandrake 9.1.
>
> I've got a Realtek ethernet card, using 8139too. I've tried compiling it
> in and having it as a module, and I always get the same error:
>
> Sep 1 21:58:34 localhost network: Setting network parameters: succeeded
> Sep 1 21:58:34 localhost ifup: arping: socket: Address family not
> supported by protocol
> Sep 1 21:58:34 localhost ifup: Error, some other host already uses
> address 127.0.0.1.
>
> It's frustrating, because everything else in 2.6 works perfectly. Feels
> more responsive, and it's certainly a lot leaner than the installed
> Mandrake kernel.
>
> I've looked up the error, all the remedies I've seen haven't worked for
> me. I do also get a bunch of modprobe errors when I boot into 2.6, but
> not when I boot 2.4. Possibly just things to take out of the modules.conf
> when I get it all working?
>
> af_packet support is in as a module, I've tried it compiled in as well.
> Doesn't help! I haven't assigned anything to 127.0.0.1 other than
> localhost in the hosts file too.
>
> Can anybody help me please?
>
> buddy_linux