----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 4:36 PM Subject: networking with busybox
> Hello, > > I would like to use busybox in a custom initramfs environment, where some > networking tasks need to be done. This includes: > - requesting an ip address from a dhcp server > - resolving some hostnames (not necessarily through a nameserver - could > be statically via a hosts file) > - run some services > All should run within a xen domU. > > Can this be achieved with the busybox tools? yes > As far, I have built a complete busybox binary (statically linked) and got > an ash running within the initramfs. I can assign a static address to my > eth0 interface, but udhcpc doesn't get any ip address from the dhcp > server. Do I have to load some kernel module to get the card working? Atm, > there are no additional modules loaded... you have to deal with udev (external of busybox) or mdev (inside busybox) to load the module required by your hardware. Gilles _______________________________________________ busybox mailing list [email protected] http://lists.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/busybox
