I corrected USERCTL=no to USERCTL=false, still no luck. Just thought
I'd let you know
~ Daniel
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I tried renaming the file, and that wasn't enough for things to work
> correctly. On reboot MTU is 32767 and netmask 255.255.255.255 for ctc0
>
> ifup-ctc is executing to the end (route add default gw ${GATEWAY} is
> being performed), so that seems okay.
>
> Two noteworthies:
> earlier in the script, the ifconfig line is called with ${opts} being
> empty, instead of "mtu 1500" or something.
> $NETWORK also seems to be empty during execution
>
> here's some informational stuff
> # cat /etc/modules.conf
> alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
> alias ctc0 ctc
> (parport was there from the beginning, just added the alias ctc0)
>
> #cat /etc/sysconfig/network
> NETWORKING=yes
> HOSTNAME=tcsl.tcs.timeinc.com
> GATEWAY=172.16.18.129
> NETMASK=255.255.255.128
> MTU=1500
> NETWORK=172.16.18.129
> (this used to be just the top three, but I keep on throwing more stuff
> in here in hopes that something'll catch)
>
> # cat /etc/sysconfig/networking/ifcfg-ctc0
> DEVICE=ctc0
> IPADDR=172.16.18.130
> NETMASK=255.255.255.128
> ONBOOT=yes
> GATEWAY=172.16.18.129
> USERCTL=no
> MTU=1500
> BOOTPROTO=none
> NETWORK=172.16.18.129
> (in the beginning the file didn't exist, i keep throwing in stuff hoping
> something'll catch)
>
>
> RH 7.2, LPAR installation.
> I used to have at least the netmask part correct on reboot, but haven't
> ever had the mtu to work correctly.
> But now neither of them are working.
>
>
> See anything glaring?
> Thanks,
> Daniel
>
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> Daniel,
>>
>> I believe that if you rename ifcfg-ctc to ifcfg-ctc0 that things will
>> start
>> happening for you. Those files are created for each interface, not a
>> class
>> of interfaces.
>>
>> Mark Post
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 10:05 AM
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: CTC - linux newbie - should be an easy one
>>
>>
>> I really hate to ask, because I had it working before, but after a fresh
>> reinstall I couldn't get it working again.
>> RH 7.2 on an LPAR. Everytime I reboot I have to
>>
>> ifconfig ctc0 mtu 1500 netmask 255.255.255.128
>> and
>> route add default gw blah.blah.blah.blah
>>
>> (and vary tcpip on the gateway lpar)
>>
>> I'd like to avoid doing this, and am not about to hardcode values in the
>> network-scripts. I've added alias ctc0 ctc
>> to my modules.conf so now it reads:
>> alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
>> alias ctc0 ctc
>>
>>
>> I've also created /etc/sysconfig/networking/ifcfg-ctc and threw in some
>> values (which didn't do much)
>>
>> in /etc/sysconfig/network I have NETWORKING, HOSTNAME, and GATEWAY set
>> correctly.
>>
>> I've been tinkering with this for some time and it's just not working.
>> Previously I had gotten the configuration files to the point where
>> rebooting would get the netmask and default gateway correct (not MTU),
>> but I didn't make backups of config files I changed before I
>> reinstalled, and now I can't re-figure out what to do where. What am I
>> doing wrong?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Daniel
>>
