Re: [coLinux-users] Networking: NSIS installer fails to configure tap correctly.

[Mike M. <mme...@na...>]

On 8/3/2010 4:49 PM, Henry Nestler wrote:
>  Hello Mike,
>
> On 02.08.2010 18:40, Mike Mestnik wrote:
>> I'm able to ping Windows from coLinux, but Windows dose not attempt to
>> arp or ping back.  Most odd, tcpdump under colinux shows only it's own
>> traffic and ping replies.  I'm using ipv4ll for the tap interface on the
>> windows side and a static 169.254 address in coLinux.
>
> If you are using Windows 7 or XP-SP3, then remember to allow Ping in 
> your Windows firewall.
>
>> eth0=ndis-bridge
>>
>> # Tuntap as private network between guest and host on second linux 
>> device
>> eth1=tuntap,,00:18:8B:26:44:88
>
> For testing network interfaces, you should enable only one interface. 
> So, please disable eth0 ("ifconfig eth0 down") at the time you are 
> testing tap on eth1. Other case you can not see the packet way right.
>
> Please start the MAC with 02: for personal use (00: is reserved for 
> real hardware cards). And I hope, this MAC number does not exist some 
> there in your network! Using fixed MAC in an installer is a highly 
> risk. Every body should have its one unique MAC. It would be better to 
> leave this option out and let coLinux set a random number. The random 
> number will generate only ones at first start, and is stored in 
> registry for later use.
>
>>    Push "create"
>>    Push "Nagios Core"
>>    Push 'path="C:\Program Files\Nagios Core\colinux-daemon.exe" 
>> @NagiosCore.conf --run-service "Nagios 
>> Core";autostart=1;depend=CoLinuxDriver;display=Nagios 
>> Core;description=Nagios Core Linux Service, this service manages a 
>> running instance of linux.;'
>>    Call Service
>>    Pop $0 ;response
>
> This part us ugly, wrong and will not run on all destinations.
>
> * Please never use "C:\Program Files\" directly! Please use the 
> install path "$INSTDIR".
> * You should use the coLinux service installer.
Can I set autostart using the installer?  The description is optional, 
but it's nice.

> * You have not used full path to "NagiosCore.conf"?
>


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