[lcdpd-users] stupid user can't get lcdp to work

[James S. J. <jjo...@ec...>]

This would be a nice tool to have, if I could get it to work.  Have I missed 
anything in setting lcdp up?

(1) patched 2.4.18 kernel - appears to have taken patches correctly
(2) compiled kernel with CDP as a module
(3) rebooted with new kernel and loaded module - lsmod shows cdp is installed 
but is unused
everything else in my kernel is compiled in, so cdp is the only module loaded
/lib/modules/2.4.18-lcdp/modules.dep shows cdp has no dependencies
/var/log/sys.log shows cdp loads correctly
(4) after several minutes cat /proc/net/cdp_neighbors shows no information
(5) set up sniffer on the line - sure enough, my Cisco switch is sending out 
CDP packets once every minute
(6) look at Cisco switch for CDP neighbors - there are none
(7) recompile kernel with CDP debugging turned on
(8) reboot, load the module, wait a few minutes, and look in /var/log/sys.log 
- no debug messages
(9) look at /proc/net/cdp_neighbors - still no neighbors reported
(10) look at sniffer and still see CDP packets on the line


Is there a userland tool or sysctl flag that I need to set in order to tell 
cdp.o to start running?  Or have I overlooked something else?

James Johnson