[Linux-decnet-user] Installation Instructions for decnet on SUSE 10

[Angela B. <am...@jb...>]

I am posting this in the hope it will be of use to those trying to install 
Decnet on Suse 10 (Linux 2.6).

Download unpack and build as per the top level README.

Execute scripts/setup.sh to configure your Decnet nodes.

Edit scripts/decnet.sh as follows:

1) Line 41 change the call

. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions

to

. /etc/sysconfig/network/scripts/functions

2) After line 72 add

      ifconfig $CCT allmulti

Then copy the script to /etc/init.d:

cp decnet.sh /etc/init.d/decnet
chkconfig --level 345 decnet on

Then install a config file for your eth device as follows:

cd /etc/sysconfig/network/

Find your config file for the current (non Decnet) hardware address of 
your ethernet card:

ls ifcfg-eth*

Install this for the default device:

cp ifcfg-eth-id-XX\:XX\:XX\:XX\:XX\:XX ifcfg-ethN

where XX\:XX\:XX\:XX\:XX\:XX is the hardware address of your ethernet 
device (filename completion will supply the correct name with escaped : in 
straitforward configurations), and N is the device number given by 
ifconfig - which must be the same as that specified in /etc/decnet.conf.

Then cross your fingers and reboot. It certainly worked for me.

Angela Bayley