I purchased a linksys usb200m because I read it was
supported by the kernel (I had
Knoppix with 2.6.11.8). I then discovered that the
chip and device ID used had changed
so my usbnet module would not recognize it. I found a
patch for the 2.6.14.2 asix
module that would allow it to support the new usb200m.
I got the kernel, added the
patch and used make-kpkg to create a new kernel
package (I had difficulty determining
what the normal kernel configuration is for Debian).
It installed OK, but I am
having difficulty getting it configured. I would like
to use it inplace of my
current NIC, but was trying to have them both
available during the configuration.
>From ifconfig:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr
00:13:10:5E:38:EB
BROADCAST 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:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr
00:C0:F0:77:D1:D2
inet addr:192.168.254.5
Bcast:192.168.254.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::2c0:f0ff:fe77:d1d2/64
Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500
Metric:1
RX packets:672 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
frame:0
TX packets:802 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:425727 (415.7 KiB) TX bytes:120725
(117.8 KiB)
Interrupt:11 Base address:0xd800
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:333 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
frame:0
TX packets:333 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:27675 (27.0 KiB) TX bytes:27675
(27.0 KiB)
sit0 Link encap:IPv6-in-IPv4
NOARP MTU:1480 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
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Eth0 and sit0 are the new device. If I boot with the
net cable plugged
into the usb200m I see some packets but the routing
table is empty.
If I boot plugged into eth1:
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags
Metric Ref Use Iface
192.168.254.0 * 255.255.255.0 U
0 0 0 eth1
default 192.168.254.254 0.0.0.0 UG
0 0 0 eth1
I have a router, so I was hoping the system's ip
address would be the same on either device, or that
the router would assign one. I am going to move the
cable around
and verify that an address is not assigned to eth0
(there is no address in the
above dump from ifconfig, but the canle was not
attached to the usb200m.
I am not very knowlegdable of network set-ups, but
what I would like is:
1) When the cable is pluggedinto either device, that
the ip address is the same. I know I can't do taht
and have both devices plugged in.
2) Have the routing table set up correctly for each
device. It is now OK when I boot to eth1 (my nic).
3) Have ifconfig maintain set up even if the device is
not used at boot.
How can I configure this so that it works?
Thanks,
Winton
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