On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 01:06:19AM -0500, Ram wrote: > Hi All, > I am trying to install Linux vserver on centos-5.3. I installed it, > when i boot linux vserver kernel (2.6.22.19-vs2.3.0.34.1) i got the > following error. I'd suggest to go for a more recent kernel, especially if you have modern hardware .... > *"device eth0 has differenct MAC address than expected, ignoring"* > * > * > it is working fine when i boot centos 5.3 kernel. does the interface 'work' when you configure it manually when booted with the Linux-VServer kernel? > i checked /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0. > There is an entry with HWADDR with ethernet address. does it match the nic's MAC? with both kernels? > In network configuration GUI. I found that the network adapters are > different in both kernels. In centos-5.3 it is "*Intel corporation > 82567LM-3 gigabit*" network, where as in linux vserver it is > "*e1000e"*. e1000e is the driver, the 82567LM-3 gigabit is the pci name/identifier > System: Dell optiplex 760. > OS: centos-5.3 32 bit. > Can anyone tell me how solve this problem? first I'd check with a vanilla (i.e. kernel.org kernel) and see if the nic works as expected (maybe with config changes), once that is done, switching to the Linux-VServer kernel should pose no problem whatsoever ... > If you need any further details please let me know. see above ... best, Herbert > Thanks in advance. > --Ram