On Sat, 10 Apr 1999, Giulio Orsero wrote:
> I'd like to know if it's normal that I get the following error.
>
> diald debug at 12
> =====
> diald 0.99 (linux5, no tcpwrapper)
>
> Apr 10 14:13:30 i5 diald[955]: Using fifo /etc/diald/diald.ctl
> Apr 10 14:13:30 i5 diald[955]: Proxy device established on interface tap0
> Apr 10 14:13:30 i5 diald[955]: start tap0: SIOCSIFMETRIC: Operation not
> supported on transport endpoint
Yes, 2.2.x kernels don't actually support metric on interfaces.
> With 0.98.3, which showed the commands it executed (can 0.99 do the same?
The reason you saw the commands with 0.98.3 was because when it
got a non-zero exit code on a command it included the command
in the log message. 0.99 ignores the exit code on commands (since
there is no standard meaning - even zero and non-zero aren't
reliable indicators of success or failure). If you want 0.99
to log commands you need to ask for it in the debug setting.
Off hand I can't remember the debug flags but "debug 24" should
do, I think.
> Is this the same reason that causes the difference (leaving out sl and tap)
> between 0.98.2 kernel 2.0.x:
> sl0 Link encap:Serial Line IP
> inet addr:192.168.0.1 P-t-P:192.168.0.2 Mask:255.255.255.255
>
> and 0.99 kernel 2.2.5 (no more p-t-p):
> tap0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr FE:FD:00:00:00:00
> inet addr:192.168.0.1 Bcast:0.0.0.0 Mask:255.255.255.255
The real difference here is that an ethertap interface emulates
an ethernet interface which is broadcast whereas a SLIP interface
is point to point. Unfortunately 2.2.x kernels don't let ifconfig
change the flags on the interface so the output looks "strange".
Mike
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