Kernel 2.6.7 compile with Tulip net drivers support

[b0xeruss]

I just installed Slackware10 after screwing around on debian and not liking it...
Currently I am trying to make my box function as a router... With the current kernal the system recognizes both eth cards....
eth0: Intel 21041
eth1: Macronix MX98715
Both are PCI

When I compile the 2.6.7 kernel using the .config from the original install kernel it works fine... But the system doesnt recognize the existance of the two eth cards... I have tryed compiling the 2.6.7 kernel with full Tulip drivers support but when I reboot I get a kernel panic during boot up... Right now im trying to compile the kernel with Tulip drivers built as modules... Anyone ever had any experience with these two cards? I could sure use some input.

Thanks.

P.s. I will eddit this post and add the status of the new kernel startup with Tulip drivers as modules...



Update: After I compiled the drivers as modules everything works Awsom!

[WayStar]

Wow! I'm glad it worked out for you. When I upgraded to Mandrake 10 using a 2.6 kernel, I couldn't get my old card to work, even with the driver compiled as a module.

'Sokay, I picked up a new card for about $10, and it's faster than my ancient card. I'm happy.

-Waylena

[b0xeruss]

Originally posted by WayStar
Wow! I'm glad it worked out for you. When I upgraded to Mandrake 10 using a 2.6 kernel, I couldn't get my old card to work, even with the driver compiled as a module.

'Sokay, I picked up a new card for about $10, and it's faster than my ancient card. I'm happy.

-Waylena

Actually...after doing some more testing it seems that it now recognizes the eth cards but it doesnt let them connect to the internet...Im thinking of just sticking with the kernal that it installed in the beginning... At the moment I am trying using the old .config as explained in this post (http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=129512) I hope it will solve the problem...I am currently going to compile a kernel using that config without making any changes (I want to change CPU from 486 to pentium-mmx). If the compile is successful and everything works as it should I will recompile with the pentium-mmx cpu support and just go from there.

Its interesting how as soon as I switch from Debian to slackware I start making headway in my quest to setup a linux router...

[fatTrav]

If you still haven't gotten it to work, perhaps try out the smoothwall (http://www.smoothwall.org) router distro. It is prolly much easier than using Slackware for this and fiddling with iptables and all that, unless of course you care to learn these things.