Re: [Linux-decnet-user] Duffer's guide

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I have several machines running Decnet on Conectiva, which is similar to
RedHat, and it will not work if started in rc.local. I have found that
Decnet must be started before the TCP/IP network is started. I put in
/etc/rc.d/rc5.d two symbolic links:

S10decnet -> ../init.d/decnet
S20network-> ../init.d/network

Otherwise, I guess one should do an ifconfig down before starting Decnet.
This is because I'm using the same interface for both Decnet and TCP/IP. If
you have a separate network interface for Decnet, you can start both
networks in any order.

Also, I put the following three lines in /etc/rc.d/decnet, at the end of
the start command:

     echo "pc576" > /proc/sys/net/decnet/node_name
     echo "1.576" > /proc/sys/net/decnet/node_address
     echo "eth0" > /proc/sys/net/decnet/default_device

Substitute node name, address, and device with your own values.

To check if it has started OK, type:

cat  /proc/sys/net/decnet/node_name
cat /proc/sys/net/decnet/node_address
cat /proc/sys/net/decnet/default_device

If no response is printed at any one of those commands, then Decnet has not started.