Neil C. Dean wrote :
> What I want to be able to now is to use IRLAN to connect the laptop to
> the desktop so when I want a file quickly I dont have to go through the
> hassle of finding a network cable and adapter, I can just network them
> through IR! I can successfully run the following on the desktop (2.2.16
> no patches applied, should I have?):
>
> modprobe irlan0
> ifconfig irlan0 up 10.3.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0
>
> and I can see irlan0 configured!
>
> On the laptop (2.2.14 with a patch applied... I think... this was some
> time ago ;-|)
>
> I can't actually configure irlan0 on the laptop.... I get told there is
> no such interface??
IrLAN is a bit tricky to get working. But also, the IrDA stack
did change a lot, and that might be an issue. 2.2.14- has the old
version of the stack, 2.2.15+ (and 2.2.14 with the correct patch) has
the new version. So, the first thing is to know which version of the
stack is on your laptop. Easier : just upgrade the laptop to 2.2.16 to
be sure of what you have.
Then, to get IrLAN working, something like this :
http://www.pasta.cs.uit.no/pipermail/linux-irda/1999-November/000532.html
And please don't run irdaping when playing with something else...
Now, if you are willing to experiment, I would advise you to
play with IrNET. The Linux-IrNET implementation is already much more
stable, straightforward and functional than the IrLAN one, despite
being much younger (because IrNET reuse mostly well tested
components). The only catch is that IrNET is available only for 2.4.X
kernels and require a patch.
See at :
http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/IrDA/IrNET.html
Ciao...
Jean
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