Okay, here's a bizarre network problem for all of you network gurus out there.
First, the set up. I've got D-Link DI-614+ router/4-port hub/NAT box/WAP, into which I have plugged (among other things), a self-built desktop with some ten-dollar network card in it. The box dual boots into both Windows XP, Home Edition, and Gentoo Linux. Both systems work fine (well, except for the obvious drawbacks of using Windows), however, I've noticed some interesting behavior. When I hibernate the windows partition, and then reboot, eth0 doesn't come back up. The light doesn't blink on the router, no dhcp address is assigned, for all purposes, the box doesn't exist to the router, and it doesn't know about the outside world. However, when I boot back into windows, the light comes on, the network is alive, and if I shutdown properly, the networks works again when I go back to Linux. I've tried switching cables and ports, I haven't gone so far as to switch network cards. I'm just curious as to what Windows does that allows it to kill my Linux partition's access to the Internet. Any explanations and/or suggestions would be great. Thanks. Hyrum -- Need an Open Source Genealogy tool? Help write one! http://openancestry.sourceforge.net/ ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
