[PLUG] Kernel 2.4.13 and eepro troubles

["Mike Leone" <turgon@mike-leone.com>]

Wondering if anyone has seen this, or can help out ..

I have an Intel EtherExpress Pro 100 NIC. I downloaded the sources for
kernel 2.4.13; configured the eepro as a module, like always; compiled;
installed. All worked fine.

The NIC works fine in kernel 2.4.10 and below. However, when I booted into
my new 2.4.13 kernel, it wouldn't initialize. I manually did an "ifdown
eth0". Then did a "ifup eth0", figuring that I'll bring the interface up by
hand.

Here's the log snippet:

Nov  8 00:46:40 minas-aran network: Setting network parameters:  succeeded
Nov  8 00:46:40 minas-aran ifup: Cannot send dump request: Connection
refused
Nov  8 00:46:40 minas-aran network: Bringing up interface lo:  succeeded
Nov  8 00:46:40 minas-aran ifup: Cannot send dump request: Connection
refused
Nov  8 00:46:42 minas-aran ifup: Cannot send dump request: Connection
refused
Nov  8 00:46:42 minas-aran ifup: Error adding address 192.168.100.40 for
eth0.
Nov  8 00:46:42 minas-aran ifup: Cannot send dump request: Connection
refused
Nov  8 00:46:42 minas-aran ifup: bind: Cannot assign requested address
Nov  8 00:46:42 minas-aran ifup: Cannot send dump request: Connection
refused
Nov  8 00:46:42 minas-aran ifup: Cannot talk to rtnetlink: Connection
refused
Nov  8 00:46:43 minas-aran network: Bringing up interface eth0:  succeeded

Have no idea what "dump request" it's talking about, nor why it couldn't
bind that address to my NIC. Anybody?
The kernel does know that the NIC is there, because I saw this earlier in
the boot sequence:

 kernel: eepro100.c:v1.09j-t 9/29/99 Donald Becker
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov
 kernel: eepro100.c: $Revision: 1.36 $ 2000/11/17 Modified by Andrey V.
Savoch
 kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 3 for device 00:0a.0
 kernel: eth0: Intel Corporation 82557 [Ethernet Pro 100],
00:90:27:BA:6F:DA,
 kernel:   Board assembly 721383-007, Physical connectors present: RJ45
 kernel:   Primary interface chip i82555 PHY #1.
 kernel:   General self-test: passed.
 kernel:   Serial sub-system self-test: passed.
 kernel:   Internal registers self-test: passed.
 kernel:   ROM checksum self-test: passed (0x04f4518b).

I did try compiling the eepro directly into the kernel (i.e., not as a
module); same results. Had to boot back into 2.4.10.

Thoughts, anyone?

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