RE: [coLinux-users] networking etc.

[Steve F. <ste...@be...>]

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Doug, in Control Panels->Network Connections, do you have a device
called "TAP" ?

If so, is it Bridged against your current ethernet connection?


> -----Original Message-----
> From: col...@li...=20
> [mailto:col...@li...] On Behalf=20
> Of Douglas Ferguson
> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 7:44 AM
> To: colinux users list
> Subject: [coLinux-users] networking etc.
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> Hi Everyone,
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> I have an AMD Athlon system and am trying to get colinux=20
> cooperating with winXP with the networking.
> At the moment I'm trying to get the gentoo image working=20
> since that's what I have on my laptop.
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> I've tried every variation of the different suggestions to=20
> get networking going that I can. The computer is on a LAN & I=20
> am trying to share the winXP's internet connection. I am=20
> following the directions in the colinux networking section of=20
> the wiki, for shared internet connections. The nework link in=20
> my xml file reads:
>     <network index=3D"0" type=3D"tap" name=3D"TAP" />
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> and I have changed /etc/resolv.conf to use the nameservers=20
> here & /etc/conf.d/net to reflect the settings given in the=20
> wiki. Networking fails to start & when I try to restart it I=20
> get a message:
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> SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
> eth0: unknown interface: No such device
> SIOCSIFBRDADDR: No such device
> eth0: unknown interface: No such device
> SIOCSIFNETMASK: No such device
> * Failed to bring eth0 up
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> Can anyone enlighten me as to what this means? I've detached=20
> the gentoo terminal from the cmd line terminal using -t fltk=20
> & looking at the output there I cannot see any errors that=20
> should matter (It does complain about a "mismatched close tag=20
> under parent"  -- even using the default file-- but I assume=20
> that is not a critical error).
> Is there another log/debug output available (another flag?),=20
> esp. one that would give the status of all the drivers &=20
> connections involved, before & after the gentoo system has=20
> booted? I've tried both the beta & vers. 3.0 of the libpcap=20
> library to no avail.
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> Any advice would be greatly appreciated, Douglas.
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