Add the following to "/etc/conf.modules"
alias net-pf-17 af_packet
Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: daniel lance herrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: daniel lance herrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2000 9:14 PM
Subject: diald won't run for lack of net-pf-17
> I'm still trying to get switched over to
> Redhat 5.2 from an ancient Slackware.
> (The Redhat Linux version is 2.0.36. I'm
> still getting along with 2.0.26 while this
> won't work.)
>
> When I start diald, it just shuts down
> again. I think the relevant detail is
>
> Feb 12 15:35:53 localhost modprobe: can't locate module net-pf-17
>
> from /var/log/messages in the log excerpts far below.
>
> I searched the web for "net-pf" and found advice to
> make sure I've "configured CONFIG-PACKET as a module".
> I can't find anything resembling that in the "make
> config" process or in the config file it produces.
> No references to packets in any of the configuration
> details (README files and .h files and ...). And I
> didn't find anything else that seemed even remotely
> relevant in my web searches.
>
> I do have a command file that merrily starts up
> ppp and connects me to the net.
>
> I did discover that the version of diald I'm
> running with 2.0.26 doesn't work with 2.0.36.
> The 0.16.5a in the logs below will suggest to
> you how long I've been trying to work my way
> through this.
>
> dan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> -----------------------------------------------
> I think everything that is relevant is above,
> but here are some excerpts from logs:
>
> on the terminal:
>
> diald[492]: Starting diald version 0.16.5a
> diald[492]: Could not get socket to do packet monitoring: Invalid argument
> diald[492]: Diald is dieing with code 1
> diald[492]: Closing modem line.
> diald[492]: taking proxy device down
> diald[492]: Removing routes for sl0
> diald[492]: running '/sbin/route del default metric 1 netmask 0.0.0.0 dev
sl0'
> diald[492]: SIGCHLD[1]: pid 494 system, status 1792
> diald[492]: Deleting pointopoint route for sl0
> diald[492]: running '/sbin/route del 207.54.151.2 metric 1 dev sl0'
> diald[492]: SIGCHLD[2]: pid 495 system, status 1792
>
> in /var/log/messages
>
> Feb 12 15:35:53 localhost diald[492]: Starting diald version 0.16.5a
> Feb 12 15:35:53 localhost modprobe: can't locate module net-pf-17
> Feb 12 15:35:53 localhost diald[492]: Could not get socket to do packet
monitoring: Invalid argument
> Feb 12 15:35:53 localhost diald[492]: Diald is dieing with code 1
> Feb 12 15:35:53 localhost diald[492]: Closing modem line.
> Feb 12 15:35:53 localhost diald[492]: taking proxy device down
> Feb 12 15:35:53 localhost diald[492]: Removing routes for sl0
> Feb 12 15:35:53 localhost diald[492]: Deleting pointopoint route for sl0
>
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