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

[m m]

>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
>
>--
>... Unix IS a user friendly O/S ...
>(It's just picky about its friends)
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