Thank you all for your help. I decided to go with Urs solution which worked right out the box!
Thanks again Fernando On Wed, 2008-03-05 at 20:56 +0100, Urs Beyerle wrote: > Fernando Rannou wrote: > > Hi Mark and Akemi > > thanks for your prompt responses. > > > > Right! The Cisco VPN user's guide says: > > "The VPN Client for Linux does not support kernel Version 2.5 prior to > > VPN Client Release 4.0.1.A and > > does not support SMP (multiprocessor) kernels in any release of the VPN > > Client." > > > > 4.0.1A is a really old version - in fact I never saw this version? > > We use Cisco VPN on SL3/4/5 with SMP and with UP kernel since a few year > now. > We don't have any problems on SMP / or SL5, as far as I know. > > We use version 4.8.00.0490 on SL5/SL4 and version 4.6 on SL3. > > Urs > > > > > But there used to be kernel.*.rpm and kernel-smp.*.rpm > > for download. Is there such a thing for SL-5.1 > > > > > > > > Here is the compilation error: > > > > > > Making module > > make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-53.1.13.el5xen/build > > SUBDIRS=/home/rannou/vpnclient modules > > make[1]: Entering directory > > `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-53.1.13.el5-xen-i686' > > CC [M] /home/rannou/vpnclient/linuxcniapi.o > > In file included from /home/rannou/vpnclient/linuxcniapi.c:12: > > include/linux/config.h:6:2: warning: #warning Including config.h is > > deprecated. > > /home/rannou/vpnclient/linuxcniapi.c: In function ‘CniInjectReceive’: > > /home/rannou/vpnclient/linuxcniapi.c:315: error: ‘struct sk_buff’ has no > > member named ‘stamp’ > > /home/rannou/vpnclient/linuxcniapi.c: In function ‘CniInjectSend’: > > /home/rannou/vpnclient/linuxcniapi.c:452: error: ‘struct sk_buff’ has no > > member named ‘stamp’ > > make[2]: *** [/home/rannou/vpnclient/linuxcniapi.o] Error 1 > > make[1]: *** [_module_/home/rannou/vpnclient] Error 2 > > make[1]: Leaving directory > > `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-53.1.13.el5-xen-i686' > > make: *** [default] Error 2 > > > > On Wed, 2008-03-05 at 10:10 -0800, Akemi Yagi wrote: > > > >> On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 9:56 AM, markaoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >>> Hello > >>> I have noticed that there is no SMP kernel in the > >>> repositories. Is this right? > >>> > >>> How can I choose between SMP and no SMP kernel during the > >>> installation? > >>> > >>> It seems that the installation picked the SMP version > >>> automatically, but I do not want it because I have some > >>> modules that do not compile with it (Cisco VPN) > >>> > >>> Thanks for your help > >>> > >>> Fernando > >>> > >>> hi Fernando, > >>> > >>> If you want, you can post your compile errors here. > >>> I have never seen a situation where smp support caused a compile failure. > >>> Its very interesting, thanks > >>> > >>> -mark > >>> > >> Fernando, > >> > >> Looks like the Release Notes (even the latest) for Cisco VPN says "SMP > >> kernels are not supported". I suppose the only way to get a non-smp > >> (UP) kernel is to recompile from the source. I have done this before > >> but with an earlier version of the kernel. I heard that more recent > >> version had some issue when rebuilding. > >> > >> I wonder if you *must* use Cisco VPN ... > >> > >> Akemi > >> > >> > > > > > > > -- Este mensaje ha sido analizado por MailScanner en busca de virus y otros contenidos peligrosos, y se considera que est� limpio. MailScanner agradece a transtec Computers por su apoyo.
