And here's the NetworkManager side of the log: ========================================================================== Feb 15 12:27:30 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> starting... Feb 15 12:27:30 tucsk NetworkManager: <debug> [1203074850.429242] nm_system_device_get_system_config(): found config '/etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth0' for interface 'eth0' Feb 15 12:27:30 tucsk NetworkManager: <debug> [1203074850.429334] nm_system_device_get_system_config(): BOOTPROTO=dhcp Feb 15 12:27:30 tucsk NetworkManager: <debug> [1203074850.429373] nm_system_device_get_system_config(): ------ Config (eth0) Feb 15 12:27:30 tucsk NetworkManager: <debug> [1203074850.429392] nm_system_device_get_system_config(): dhcp=1 Feb 15 12:27:30 tucsk NetworkManager: <debug> [1203074850.429423] nm_system_device_get_system_config(): addr=0.0.0.0 Feb 15 12:27:30 tucsk NetworkManager: <debug> [1203074850.429441] nm_system_device_get_system_config(): gw=0.0.0.0 Feb 15 12:27:30 tucsk NetworkManager: <debug> [1203074850.429458] nm_system_device_get_system_config(): mask=0.0.0.0 Feb 15 12:27:30 tucsk NetworkManager: <debug> [1203074850.429476] nm_system_device_get_system_config(): --------------------- Feb 15 12:27:30 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> eth0: Device is fully-supported using driver 'e1000e'. Feb 15 12:27:30 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> nm_device_init(): waiting for device's worker thread to start Feb 15 12:27:30 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> nm_device_init(): device's worker thread started, continuing. Feb 15 12:27:30 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> Now managing wired Ethernet (802.3) device 'eth0'. Feb 15 12:27:30 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> Deactivating device eth0. Feb 15 12:27:32 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> Will activate wired connection 'eth0' because it now has a link. Feb 15 12:27:32 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> SWITCH: no current connection, found better connection 'eth0'. Feb 15 12:27:33 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> Will activate connection 'eth0'. Feb 15 12:27:33 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> Device eth0 activation scheduled... Feb 15 12:27:33 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) started... Feb 15 12:27:33 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... Feb 15 12:27:33 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... Feb 15 12:27:33 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled... Feb 15 12:27:33 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. Feb 15 12:27:33 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting... Feb 15 12:27:33 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Feb 15 12:27:33 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled. Feb 15 12:27:33 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. Feb 15 12:27:33 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) started... Feb 15 12:27:35 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Beginning DHCP transaction. Feb 15 12:27:35 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete. Feb 15 12:27:35 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> DHCP daemon state is now 12 (successfully started) for interface eth0 Feb 15 12:28:07 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> Updating allowed wireless network lists. Feb 15 12:28:10 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> Old device 'eth0' activating, won't change. Feb 15 12:28:20 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> Device 'eth0' DHCP transaction took too long (>45s), stopping it. Feb 15 12:28:21 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Timeout) scheduled... Feb 15 12:28:21 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> Activation (eth0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Timeout) started... Feb 15 12:28:21 tucsk NetworkManager: <info> No DHCP reply received. Automatically obtaining IP via Zeroconf. ==========================================================================
So it does indeed look like some communication problem between NetworkManager and dhclient, as NetworkManager thinks there was no DHCP reply when in fac there was one: ========================================================================== Feb 15 12:27:32 tucsk kernel: [ 35.169183] 0000:02:00.0: eth0: Link is Up 100 Mbps Full Duplex, Flow Control: RX/TX Feb 15 12:27:32 tucsk kernel: [ 35.169190] 0000:02:00.0: eth0: 10/100 speed: disabling TSO Feb 15 12:27:40 tucsk dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4 Feb 15 12:27:40 tucsk dhclient: DHCPOFFER from 192.168.0.1 Feb 15 12:27:45 tucsk dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 Feb 15 12:27:45 tucsk dhclient: DHCPACK from 192.168.0.1 Feb 15 12:27:46 tucsk dhclient: bound to 192.168.0.9 -- renewal in 1539 seconds. Feb 15 12:28:20 tucsk dhclient: caught deadly SIGTERM Feb 15 12:28:20 tucsk dhclient: could not restore resolv.conf: No such file or directory Feb 15 12:28:20 tucsk dhclient: DHCPRELEASE on eth0 to 192.168.0.1 port 67 Feb 15 12:28:20 tucsk dhclient: send_packet: Network is unreachable Feb 15 12:28:20 tucsk dhclient: send_packet: please consult README file regarding broadcast address. ========================================================================== So AFAICT, this probably has nothing to do with e1000e :) Thanks, Miklos -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/