Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 16:05:41 -0400 (EDT) From: Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, rivers@dignus.com Subject: Re: 3.2 SL/IP Install - can't get ifconfig to work... Message-ID: <199906162005.QAA06745@lakes.dignus.com> In-Reply-To: <199906161936.PAA06539@lakes.dignus.com>
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> > > I don't seem to be able to get 3.2 to do a SL/IP > install (this is for a laptop which seems to be > having PAO problems...) > > Turning on DEBUG in the install options, I can watch > it nicely execute: > > ifconfig sl0 inet 10.0.0.98 10.0.0.99 netmask 255.255.255.0 > > but - not matter what - that always seems to fail with: > > ifconfig: ioctl(SIOCAIFADDR): File exists > > does anyone have a clue why the ioctl for the sl0 > ifconfig would fail? (Perhaps the sl psuedo-device > is missing from the kernel?) [I'm guessin the > 'File exists' is left-over stuff in errno, as the > ioctl(SIOCAIFADDR) message seems to be the result > of perror().] > > - Thanks - > - Dave Rivers - > > Just to add to my own mail... After the ifconfig "fails" (and the slattach succeeds) - it seems that SL/IP is actually working. From the server box (this is a straight-through null-modem connection) - I can ping the box I'm trying to install. Also - under the shell on VTY4 - I can mount_nfs the server's CDROM drive... so - the network is actually working... Although ifconfig has a non-zero return code. I tried doing an "ifconfig sl0 down" under the emergency shell on VTY4 - but that didn't seem to change anything; every ifconfig sl0 comes back with "ioctl(SIOCAIFADDR): File exists". I think I can hack-around in sysinstall to get past this; but, something should be done before 3.3. - Dave Rivers - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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