RE: [Openipmi-developer] Regarding usage of "ipmicmd" to test the LAN connection established with RMCP server.

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> >Corey ,
> >Thanks for the info .
> >
> >I have one more question regarding RMCP server .
> >
> >The Lan Server code in OpenIPMI can also use the socket=20
> interface for=20
> >IPMI. I find that lanserv.c : ipmi_open() call fails on call=20
> to socket=20
> >(PF_IPMI, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)).Has anyone used the the socket=20
> interface for=20
> >IPMI ?
> > =20
> >
> That shouldn't matter.  You don't have the IPMI socket interface=20
> installed, but the lanserver should just then switch over and use the=20
> IOCTL interface.  No big deal.
[Monali] I want to use the socket interface to IPMI. The ioctl interface
has worked for me .

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> >On my server set up I am using Montavista Linux Carrier=20
> Grade Edition=20
> >3.1 , KCS Driver Version 25. How do I make the socket=20
> interface to work=20
> >. Do I need to patch the driver or kernel ?I tried using the AF_INET=20
> >instead of the PF_IPMI but then it did not work ( i.e I=20
> could not get=20
> >the LAN connection established between "ipmicmd" and RMCP server).
> > =20
> >
> You shouldn't need to do anything.
[Monali]
Since the ioctl interface has worked with the configuration I am using
for ipmicmd at startup, I
suspect missing something when using the socket interface in the
underlying driver or kernel code.
Can u guide me on this as what it could be ?=20
Also #defines for protocol families in "/usr/include/bits/socket.h" at
my setup is -
#define PF_MAX          32

As mentioned I have tried changing PF_IPMI to AF_INET also .

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> It's probably that something in your configuration does not match=20
> someting in the ipmicmd startup.  The configuration is unfortunately=20
> complicated (mostly due to complexity in IPMI).
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> Also note that the lanserver code is not truely IPMI=20
> compliant; it does=20
> not implement everything required by the IPMI spec.  It's primarily a=20
> testing and convenience tool.
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{Monali] Configuration here means the /etc/ipmi_lan.conf file ?=20

> -Corey
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