Re: [Linux-decnet-user] LATD: problem with DECServer 90L+

[Jozef H. <hic...@se...>]

On Tue, 10 Sep 2002, Patrick Caulfield wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 10, 2002 at 10:21:59AM +0200, Jozef Hitzinger wrote:
> > I hope DS90L+ works with MAC addresses from non-DEC range ..
>
> ARGH! I think you're right.
>
> /me checks
>
> Yup.
>
> Normally, because I run DECnet, I have all my machines with AA:00:04... MAC
> addresses, so I've never had a problem with the DS90L+
>
> I just changed the MAC address on one of my systems to the MAC address
> you gave me for your box and...guess what...it doesn't connect.
>
> # ifconfig hw ether AA:00:04:00:0A:04

I had to setup another server to test this (can't do such experiments on
main server in the middle of day), so it took a bit longer. Obviously,
unchanged latd 1.15 package from debian unstable works like a charm with
this MAC address:

ifconfig eth0 down
ifconfig eth0 hw ether AA:00:04:00:0A:04
ifcongig eth0 up
/etc/init.d/latd restart

It must've been strange thinking at DEC which brought us this. It's ok,
while it's just LAT/DECnet. I don't know what would we do if some other
thing would be restricted a different set of MAC addresses. Hope this
won't happen.

Thanks a lot for help, and for writing the code too, of course.
Bye,
-- 
jozef  :-)