> Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 18:45:56 +0100
> From: Pascal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> I have a Usb to Usb cable (from Sitecom) which has a PL2302 chip.
> I've a Slackware 8.0 with a kernel 2.4.17.
> When I make modprobe usb-uhci and modprobe usbnet, everything seems
> Ok since in /var/log/messages , I can see
> usb0: register usbnet 001/002, Prolific PL-2301/PL-2302.
> If I make ifconfig usb0 , I get :
> usb0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 58:EE:8C:51:3C:4B
> inet addr:192.168.0.1 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
Looks like you have it configured. "ifconfig usb0 up" now should
get it running. On the other end of the cable, configure it to use
some other address on that same IP network, maybe
# ifconfig usb0 192.168.0.2 up
I don't know how slackware configures its network interfaces,
but you should be able to automate this through hotplug tools.
> But when I make ifconfig usb0 192.168.0.2 pointopoint 192.168.0.1
> up (the adresses are in /etc/host in the form 192.168.0.1 fixe and
> 192.168.0.2 portable), I get : [errors, deleted]
Why are you trying the "pointopoint"? "ifconfig" didn't list the flag
that indicates it's supported (POINTOPOINT). So it'll fail.
Think of it as a link on a two-node Ethernet. Naturally each node
needs its own ifconfig. You should be able to use the bridging tools
to add other links. That's the model folk have from the Windows
drivers, and for some devices this driver interoperates with such
drivers in that same way.
- Dave
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