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

[Jonathan Stickel]

R. Douglas Barbieri wrote:
> 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...
> 

Try kernel 2.6.5?  I've hit a couple bugs in 2.6.7 myself and am using 
2.6.5 for the moment.  I also experienced some networking difficulty in 
2.6.7 (using ssh) which didn't occur in 2.6.5, but I didn't spend 
anytime troubleshooting it.

Jonathan