Re: [Omuscd-general] [Omuscd-devel] Network address multicast issues - HELP! :)

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Wes Wagner wrote:
> I have a 2.6.17 openmosix AMD64 kernel and a AMD64 build of omuscd.
>
> My issue is that it attempts to multicast to the default address of 
> 239.192.0.1:1334 <http://239.192.0.1:1334> - but that is unreachable.  
> My two nodes I am trying to connect up are connected by a layer 2 only 
> gigabit switch.
>
> What am I missing from an installation standpoint toget these systems 
> speaking with each other?
>
> Thanks -
>
> -Wes Wagner
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Hi Wes, I don't quite follow your email.

If you mean "omuscd" is reporting that the multicast network 
(239.192.0.1) is unreachable -
It can't figure out which network device interface (eth0, eth1, etc) it 
needs to use, this can happen if you do not have a default route 
configured. You can resolve this issue either by creating a default 
route ("route add default eth0", or whatever) or by specifying the 
network device interface for omuscd to use as an argument. If you choose 
the latter, remember that specifying any argument will turn off the 
debug defaults (and omuscd will detach from the console), probably not 
what you want, you must specify all options you want.
eg "omuscd -n -p -l127 -i eth0"

I will amend the FAQ to include this information - thanks for raising my 
awareness to it's omission.
If this does not solve your problem, please raise it again.

N.B the advantages of porting omuscd to 64bit (due to the nature of the 
beast) are insignificant, I  am currently prioritizing development of 
openMosix itself (on i386) over omuscd, which is well ahead of the game 
in functionality.