[NTLUG:Discuss] can not bring up all eth* on boot time?

[George E. Lass]

Assuming that you will be using your network quite often,
I would re-build the kernel with your NIC drivers included
(not as modules as you are doing now.)  Once you do that,
the mods to lilo.conf should work.


As for IP forwarding, are you sure that you have that configured
into your kernel?

George

m m wrote:
> 
> >From: "George E. Lass" <George.Lass at osc.com>
> >Reply-To: discuss at ntlug.org
> >To: discuss at ntlug.org
> >Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] can not bring up all eth* on boot time?
> >Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 09:35:22 -0600
> >
> >m m wrote:
> > >
> > > I have 3 questions, please help.
> > >
> > > 1. my 3 NICa can not bring up at boot time, here is what I did:
> > >
> > > I add
> > > insmod ne
> > > insmod 3c509
> > > in the /etc/rc.d/init.d/network at very beginning of the file.
> > >
> > > my /etc/conf.module file:
> > >
> > > alias eth0 ne
> > > options ne io=0x300
> > > alias eth1 3c509
> > > options eth1 -o 3c509-0 io=0x320 irq=5
> > > alias eth2 3c509
> > > options eth2 -o 3c509-1 io=0x340 irq=10
> > >
> > > the 2 3com NIC has been set io=320,340 irq=5,10
> > >
> > > on boot time only the eth0 bring up.
> > > I have to run /etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart to bring these 2 3com
> >NICs.
> > > my bos is compacq 486, run RH 6.2 All NICs are isa.
> >
> >You *may* need a line like:
> >
> >append="ether=5,0x320,eth1 ether=20,0x340,eth2"
> >
> >in /etc/lilo.conf
> >
> >This is what I had to do, but I'm not using modules for
> >my ethernet drivers.
> >
> >Also, don't forget to run lilo after modifying lilo.conf.
> 
> We tried, same problem.
> 
> >
> >
> > >
> > > 2. how do I know if the ip_fordward has been enabled?
> > >
> > > there is a way to check something like ...
> > >
> > > cat /proc/ksys... | grep ip_fordward
> >
> >Try: cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
> >
> >
> > >
> > > and should get response, if don't get any response, that means the
> > > ip_fordward do not enabled.
> > > on RH 6.2 it says that you can enable ip_fordward by
> > >
> > > echo "1" > ....
> > >
> >
> >Try echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
> 
> My question here is that how do I know it has been enabled?
> 
> I did
> echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
> and
> cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
> and no response!
> 
> do I need to recompile the kernel?
> 
> >
> > > but this seems do not work to me.
> > >
> > > 3. There are 2 boxes. A 192.168.1.1, B 192.168.1.2, they are connected.
> > > The problem I have is:
> > > A can ping B ( no packet lose) but B almost can not ping A (96% packet
> >lose)
> > > any one has the idea?
> > >
> > > any one have idea?
> >
> >Sorry can't help on this one.
> >
> >
> >George
> >
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