Re: [Linux-decnet-user] problems with decnet on SUSE 10

[Larry B. <ba...@us...>]

Keith,

I'm the one that wrote the SuSE 9.3 instructions.  I still run SuSE  
9.3, so I cannot tell you what might have changed in SuSE 10.  Maybe  
someone else on the list has experience with SuSE 10.

Here's the changes I made to the linux-decnet files on my SuSE 9.3  
system:

wavelet:/etc/sysconfig/network # diff /etc/init.d/decnet{.original,}
26c26,27
< daemons="dnetd phoned"
---
 > #daemons="dnetd phoned"
 > daemons="dnetd"
122,133d122
<
<       # FIXME dirty hack for SUSE 9.1 kernel.
<       # Add all known nodes to neighbor list
<       # comments to st...@op...
<
<       for NODE in $(grep ^node /etc/decnet.conf| awk '{print $2}')
<       do
<       /sbin/ip -f dnet neigh add $NODE dev $CCT
<       done
<
<       # end of dirty hack
<

wavelet:/etc/sysconfig/network # diff /etc/dnetd.conf{.original,}
0a1
 > #
14c15
< FAL            17         Y         none       fal
---
 > FAL            17         Y         none       fal -ae
16c17
< MAIL           27         N         vmsmail    vmsmaild
---
 > #MAIL           27         N         vmsmail    vmsmaild

wavelet:/etc/sysconfig/network # diff /etc/decnet.proxy{.original,}
19a20,22
 > samoa::system root
 > tonga::system root
 > willie::system root
20a24
 > .*::.* nobody

Here's my ifcfg-eth0 file and the output of ifconfig eth0:

wavelet:/etc/sysconfig/network # cat ifcfg-eth0
BOOTPROTO='static'
BROADCAST='130.118.47.255'
IPADDR='130.118.45.145'
MTU=''
NAME='Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapter'
NETMASK='255.255.252.0'
NETWORK='130.118.44.0'
REMOTE_IPADDR=''
STARTMODE='auto'
UNIQUE='rBUF.Wcsi8V4ddI5'
USERCONTROL='no'
_nm_name='bus-pci-0000:00:0b.0'
# DECnet host address 54.145
LLADDR=AA:00:04:00:91:D8
# DECnet needs "allmulticast on"
LINK_OPTIONS="allmulticast on"

wavelet:/etc/sysconfig/network # ifconfig eth0
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr AA:00:04:00:91:D8
           inet addr:130.118.45.145  Bcast:130.118.47.255  Mask: 
255.255.252.0
           inet6 addr: fe80::a800:4ff:fe00:91d8/64 Scope:Link
           UP BROADCAST RUNNING ALLMULTI MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
           RX packets:45573422 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
           TX packets:4878966 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
           RX bytes:3495503201 (3333.5 Mb)  TX bytes:1669252893  
(1591.9 Mb)
           Base address:0xb400 Memory:da800000-da820000

Hope this helps.

Larry Baker
US Geological Survey
650-329-5608
ba...@us...

On Jun 13, 2007, at 8:20 AM, kei...@uk... wrote:

>
>
>
> I am encountering a problem when trying to implement Decnet on a  
> SUSE 10 system.
>
> The kernel version is 2.6.16, therefore I assume it has appropriate  
> decnet support included, so I haven't attempted any patch updates.
>
> I have followed all the instructions as detailed for loading DECnet  
> on SuSE 9.3, from the "DECnet for Linux FAQ: Distributions", namely:
>
> 1) Downloaded and installed dnprogs-2.27-1.SUSE.i586.rpm
> 2) Created link for fal
> 3) edited /etc/init.d/decnet file for daemons to start
> 4) edited /etc/decnet.conf to declare executor/node names
> 5) edited /etc/dnetd.conf to modify objects
> 6) edited /etc/decnet.proxy for remote proxies
> 7) Copied and modified file ifcfg-eth0 (eth0 is the correct  
> interface) to include the new address for the card
> 8) Updated kernel database
> 9) enabled decnet service
> 10) rebooted machine.
>
> After startup,  the dnetd process is running but with no activity.
>
> The eth0 HWADDR is changed to reflect the new address entered into  
> file ifcfg-eth0
>
> However, in the /var/log/boot.msg file the following message  
> fragment appears:
>
> Starting DECnet...SIOCGIFINDEX: No such device
> SIOCGIFFLAGS: No such device
> /usr/sbin/setether: line 68: echo: write error: No such device
> done
>
> Not suprisingly, no commands work, ie after issuing eg dndir, the  
> cursor just sits waiting
>
> What am I doing wrong??
>
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