route add -host 127.0.0.1 lo success (but isn't this supposed to be done by a bootup script ifup?)
ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 up SIOCSIFFLAGS: Resource temporarily unavailable SIOCSIFFLAGS: Resource temporarily unavailable failure Maybe pty/kernel_config problem? mike Mike McNally wrote: > > New install of deb2.2.17. Freshly compiled kernel. > 2boxes: deb fwall & samba server; w98 box > ppp0 to dialup; eth0 between boxes (w/hub) > > running ppp0 & then pmfirewall start & masqstart > the route lines for ppp0 are automatically run (what script does this?) > but... the eth0 route is not added (should have been added at boot) > > question: what script was it that used to automatically add the eth0 > route line in my last install of the same ver linux? Should I fix up > the scripts or add the route lines to /etc/network/interfaces? Is it > a problem that I don't have a file named /etc/networks... (I remember > one from my last install containing a line like: localdomain ip)? > > ifconfig -a > ---------------------- > dummy Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:00:00:00:00:00 > BROADCAST NOARP MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:A0:CC:29:7D:08 > inet addr:192.168.1.1 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 > BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 > Interrupt:11 Base address:0x6000 > > lo Link encap:Local Loopback > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 > UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1 > RX packets:37 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:37 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > > ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol > inet addr:209.252.177.100 P-t-P:209.254.124.213 > Mask:255.255.255.255 > UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:145 errors:2 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:2 > TX packets:153 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:10 > > route -n > ---------------------- > Kernel IP routing table > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use > Iface > 209.254.124.213 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 > ppp0 > 0.0.0.0 209.254.124.213 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 > ppp0 > > interfaces > ---------------------- > # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8) > > # The loopback interface > iface lo inet loopback > > iface eth0 inet static > address 192.168.1.1 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > network 192.168.1.0 > broadcast 192.168.1.255 > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null