Re: [Linux-decnet-user] Setting the node address

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

Hi,

> 
> At 13:17 25/07/02 +0100, Patrick Caulfield wrote:
> >
> >You probably need to "echo 5.400 > /proc/sys/net/decnet/node_address"
> >
> This is probably one for Steve Whitehouse, but why doesn't the DECnet
> driver default to taking the DECnet address from the MAC address? If this
> hasn't been set correctly, surely DECnet isn't going to work anyway.
> 
> Best regards, Paul
>
You are right I think. It should and its something that I'd like to
fix. It was on the road map for 2.5, but it will really depend on
the amount of time I can reasonably spend on the code at the moment.

I would very much like to update the docs too, but time is again the
limiting factor. Some time ago Patrick and I wrote an article for
Linux Journal and I think that its certainly time to have another go
at something like that since the original is out of date.

I'm on holiday next week, so nothing much will be happening during
that time, but once I'm back I'll think about the best way forward
with this. Suggestions are welcome as always,

Steve.