Re: [Linux-decnet-user] gentoo build

[Patrick C. <pa...@ty...>]

Scott Lorberbaum wrote:
> So i've recently tried to go from a Fedora Core 3 install to a new
> 2006.0 gentoo install.  I can't find the dnprogs anywhere as an ebuild,
> so i've downloaded the code and compiled it myself, and tried to tweak
> the rc script to run with the gentoo rc system. Even when i manually
> change the ethernet address and add the right configs to the /proc file
> system, I can't seem to communicate with my alpha via decnet.
> 
> i've been trying to use dnping from box to box but it doesn't work from
> this gentoo box to anyone else.. But my FC3 box can dping the gentoo box
> just fine and can dnping the alpha machine on the network or itself, but
> the gentoo box cannot send dnpings to any of the other boxes.
> 
> I've tried running strace on the dnping command and it gets hung at :
> 
> connect(3, {sa_family=AF_DECnet,
> sa_data="\0\31\0\0\305\277(\25\305\277h\21\0K"}, 26
> 
> am i missing something? does anyone know what could be the prob or has
> experience this before? or knows that there are probs with gentoo and
> dnprogs?
> 
> I've been running dnprogs now for almost 2 years on a couple of other
> boxes, 1 being the FC3 and the other one was a slackware box i believe.
> 

The usual cause of this is the MAC address being set either incorrectly or
duplicating one that's already on the network,

You might also try setting allmulti on the card:

  ifconfig eth0 allmulti

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patrick