Ok as for arp, I use that strictly because the plip howto said to use it
heh. I'm not sure if that could be the problem but I tried it without
arp and I got the same thing. As for the mac address, I am not sure,
perhapse it's in here.
continuum:~# ifconfig plip0 irq 7
continuum:~# ifconfig plip0 linux pointopoint dos arp up
continuum:~# route add dos plip0
continuum:~# route
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
dos * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 plip0
24.112.126.0 * 255.255.254.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
localnet * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 eth1
loopback * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
default whalley2.net.ro 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
continuum:~# ifconfig plip0
plip0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr FC:FC:0A:00:00:01
inet addr:10.0.0.1 P-t-P:10.0.0.2 Mask:0.0.0.0
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING 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 coll:0
Interrupt:7 Base address:0x378
continuum:~#
On Thu, 18 Dec 1997, Alan Cox wrote:
> Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 23:39:36 +0000 (GMT)
> From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
> To: swegner@cln.etc.bc.ca
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
> Subject: Re: plip driver changes
>
> > ifconfig plip0 irq 7
> > ifconfig plip0 linux pointopoint dos arp up
> > route add dos plip0
> >
> > Well that atleast didn't complain but I try to telnet from dos and nothing
> > happens. Does anyone here know what's changed in that driver or what I'm
> > doing wrong. It worked fine for the 2.0.x kernels. Thanks for your help.
>
> Several plip things changed. It also seems odd you have it pointopoint with arp.
> First question - what MAC address does plip reporrt ?
>