Re: [Linux-decnet-user] [Kernel 2.4.0] ioctl:invalid argument

[Steve W. <st...@gw...>]

Hi,

with the 2.4.0 versions of DECnet you don't want to use the startnet
script. You can set the files in /proc/sys/net/decnet/ using
the echo command from the command line. The recommended way of
setting the DECnet address is at boot on the LILO command line
or at module load time (depending upon which method you use).

It is not recommended to load the module more than once (i.e. once
loaded, don't unload it) as it will very likely cause a memory leak
if you do.

You'll also need to set the MAC address of your ethernet card, something
which was optional with the 2.2 kernel patch (I assume that you are
using Eduardo's 2.2 patch here, my 2.2 patches are more or less obsolete
these days).

You don't say if the loopback device appears in /proc/net/decnet_dev
It should appear here if all is well to allow communication within
the node.

There are further instructions in the Documentation/networking/decnet.txt
file with the 2.4.0 kernel source. Please feel free to ask further if this
doesn't solve your problem,

Steve.

> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm a newuser to linux-decnet. 
> 
> I connect with my Linux Notebook (Debian & Kernel 2.2.14) to
> a MicroVAX 3100-90. With the DECnet Kernelpatch for 2.2.14
> I have no problems. Sethost, dndir, dncopy, and also the
> X-Server works very fine.
> 
> Now I have tried to test the DECnet support in Kernel 2.4.0-test5.
> The command "startnet" always gives the message:
> "ioctl: invalid argument" and at /proc/net/decnet_device there is
> no eth0 working.
> 
> Any hints?
> 
> Thanks,
> Raimund
> 
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