Message-ID: <3BD80A32.16D618FD@mandrakesoft.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 08:48:50 -0400
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>
Organization: MandrakeSoft
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To: Thomas Svedberg <thsv@bigfoot.com>
CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, rgooch@atnf.csiro.au
Subject: Re: Network device problems
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Thomas Svedberg wrote:
> 
> Just updated to RedHat 7.2 and after compiling and starting my new
> kernel my network interfaces won't go up (not even lo), I get the
> following message:
> "ifup: Cannot send dump request: Connection refused".
> 
> Tried kernels 2.4.12-ac2 and -ac6 (One of my -ac2 kernels worked fine
> before the upgrade).
> 
> Using the RedHat precompiled kernels it works (but then I have no lVM)
> 
> Anyone have any clues ?

Yep.  Newer initscripts from RedHat and Mandrake (and others?) require
CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV.  initscripts runs, IIRC, iproute, which in turn
requires the netlink device.

I have a feeling this is going to be a FAQ.  Pretty much anybody who
uses these initscripts and compiles their own kernel !CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV
will hit this.

	Jeff


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