From jwaldack@kc.rr.com Wed Aug 16 00:01:08 2000 From: jwaldack@kc.rr.com To: users@lists.opensuse.org Subject: Re: [SLE] 2 Questions about results of ifconfig ... Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 19:01:08 -0500 Message-ID: <026f01c00715$14af14e0$dda6a618@kc.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <[SLE] 2 Questions about results of ifconfig ...> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============9019820364567934434==" --===============9019820364567934434== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am trying to set up a Linux box to be a proxy for my Internet connection vi= a cable modem.=20 I am using SuSE 6.4.=20 Here is the output if I do an ifconfig. Two questions about it follows:=20 eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 08:00:09:2B:7B:70=20 inet addr:24.166.xxx.xxx Bcast:255.255.255.255 Mask:255.255.255.0=20 UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MTU:1500 Metric:1=20 RX packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0=20 TX packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0=20 collisions:0 txqueuelen:100=20 Interrupt:3 Base address:0x300 DMA chan:5=20 eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr C1:C1:C1:C1:C1:C1=20 inet addr:192.168.1.1 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0=20 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1=20 RX packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0=20 TX packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0=20 collisions:0 txqueuelen:100=20 Interrupt:10 Base address:0x320 DMA chan:3=20 lo Link encap:Local Loopback=20 inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0=20 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1=20 RX packets:40 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0=20 TX packets:40 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0=20 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0=20 Question 1:=20 The HWaddr of eth1 is not being read in correctly. The real numbers are 00:60= :B0:1D:36:64. The DOS utility that came with the card to flash its memory (fo= r address, DMA, IRQ, etc.) displayed the correct address (confirmed by lookin= g at the numbers on the card myself).=20 How can I get Linux to read the number correctly?=20 Question 2:=20 Other than the HWaddr of eth1, is there anything else that looks funny? I sho= wed the ifconfig output to a friend and he thought that the RUNNING MULTICAST= on eth1 looked fishy. Can someone tell me if this looks right for what I wan= t to do, and if not, inform me on how I can correct it?=20 Thanks in advance for your help.=20 - Jesse=20
I am trying to set up a Linux box to be a proxy for my Internet connection=20 via cable modem.=20 I am using SuSE 6.4.=20 Here is the output if I do an ifconfig. Two questions about it follows:=20 eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 08:00:09:2B:7B:70=20 inet addr:24.166.xxx.xxx=20 Bcast:255.255.255.255 Mask:255.255.255.0=20 UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS=20 RUNNING MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX=20 packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0=20 TX packets:6 errors:0=20 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0=20 collisions:0 txqueuelen:100=20 Interrupt:3 Base=20 address:0x300 DMA chan:5=20 eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr C1:C1:C1:C1:C1:C1=20 inet addr:192.168.1.1=20 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0=20 UP BROADCAST RUNNING=20 MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1=20 RX packets:6 errors:0=20 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0=20 TX packets:6 errors:0=20 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0=20 collisions:0 txqueuelen:100=20 Interrupt:10 Base=20 address:0x320 DMA chan:3=20 lo Link encap:Local Loopback=20 inet addr:127.0.0.1=20 Mask:255.0.0.0 UP LOOPBACK=20 RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1 RX=20 packets:40 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0=20 TX packets:40 errors:0=20 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0=20 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0=20 Question 1:=20 The HWaddr of eth1 is not being read in correctly. The real numbers are=20 00:60:B0:1D:36:64. The DOS utility that came with the card to flash its memor= y=20 (for address, DMA, IRQ, etc.) displayed the correct address (confirmed by=20 looking at the numbers on the card myself).=20 How can I get Linux to read the number correctly?=20 Question 2:=20 Other than the HWaddr of eth1, is there anything else that looks funny? I=20 showed the ifconfig output to a friend and he thought that the RUNNING MULTIC= AST=20 on eth1 looked fishy. Can someone tell me if this looks right for what I want= to=20 do, and if not, inform me on how I can correct it?=20 Thanks in advance for your help.=20 - Jesse --===============9019820364567934434==--