eth0 ceases to function after reboot on FC5T3

[Dane Mutters]

On Saturday 25 February 2006 11:51 pm, David Timms wrote:
> Dane Mutters wrote:
> > On Saturday 25 February 2006 07:22 pm, David Timms wrote:
>
> ...
>
> > I installed Xen so that I could experiment with it.  I haven't yet done
> > anything with it, although I would like to leave it on in case I decide
> > to (this being a testing machine).
>
> http://www.google.com.au/search?q=linux+eth0+mac+address+wrong+FE:FF:FF:FF:
>FF:FF&hl=en&lr=&start=20&sa=N
> http://bugzilla.xensource.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=471
> - it's a bit different - the xen part is getting the weird mac, but eth0
> is OK.
> Looks like some serious config is required for xen, I think fedoranews
> or one of those sites has an intro page.
>
> I'd be interested to see if removing (temporarily) the xen stuff solves
> the problem. This would definitely narrow down the possibilities ;) and
> point to which component is applicable.
>
> DaveT.

I've uninstalled Xen and the Hypervisor kernel, and installed the more 
standard Fedora kerner, and now it seems to work properly despite having the 
wrong MAC address.  Also, Kudzu no longer segfaults.  (I still wonder if the 
two are related...)

Cheers!

--Dane