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Date:      Wed, 16 Jun 1999 23:12:37 +0300
From:      Ruslan Ermilov <ru@ucb.crimea.ua>
To:        Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: 3.2 SL/IP Install - can't get ifconfig to work...
Message-ID:  <19990616231237.A26665@relay.ucb.crimea.ua>
In-Reply-To: <199906162005.QAA06745@lakes.dignus.com>; from Thomas David Rivers on Wed, Jun 16, 1999 at 04:05:41PM -0400
References:  <199906161936.PAA06539@lakes.dignus.com> <199906162005.QAA06745@lakes.dignus.com>

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On Wed, Jun 16, 1999 at 04:05:41PM -0400, Thomas David Rivers wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > 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".
> 
What does ``ifconfig -a'' show?

>  I think I can hack-around in sysinstall to get past this; but, 
>  something should be done before 3.3.  
> 
> 	- Dave Rivers -

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