[OpenIndiana-discuss] probable NWAM problems [was Re: REALTEK network card and pppoe config]

[Northwoods]

Thank you Jason a lot, I shall read it.

James Carlson <carlsonj at workingcode.com> wrote:

>Mountpeaks wrote:
>> (ok, you are right James, I probed that data at different times)
>> To connect, I use DSL modem, that is connected to my laptop with cable. On any linux distro I use "pppoe-setup" to configure my connection and it always works. I never use GNOME/KDE network managers.
>> Here is a new log file from OpenIndiana. First, I checked my connection with my cable plugged in and modem turned on. Then I ran /usr/bin/pppoe call myisp, and checked everything again.
>> Please see this log here: http://pastie.org/3758068
>
>As I pointed out before, you have DHCP running on your rge0 interface,
>and if you don't want to use DHCP, then you don't want that.
>
>For your configuration, using both at the same time is toxic.  (It's
>perhaps worth finding out why you have a rogue DHCP server on your
>network ... but maybe not ...)
>
>> My second OS is archlinux, and as said, I use pppoe-start to connect. Here are my logs from arch right after I connected.
>> See: http://pastie.org/3758076
>
>That system is clearly not configured to run DHCP on the Ethernet
>interface, and is just using PPPoE.  The configuration is different, so
>the results are different.
>
>> I can't see the problem, as I severy lack knowledge on network interfaces and how they are up on this level. I'm sorry. I hope my logs help. Maybe its OpenIndiana's network manager that somehow interferes with pppoe?
>
>I don't know exactly how you have your system configured.
>
>At a guess, you're using NWAM.  If so, then you'll need to search around
>for an expert in that.  I'm not one.  I've changed the subject line in
>order to try to get someone's attention.
>
>On a system using NWAM, 'svc:/network/physical:nwam' is enabled, and
>configuration is done using the NWAM configuration tools.  Again, not an
>expert in this.  But there should be a way to disable rge0, which is
>what you really need to do here.  (I've read through the NWAM
>documentation, but, frankly, I don't have the patience left to
>understand it.)
>
>On a system that uses the old-style configuration, that ':nwam' service
>is not enabled, and 'svc:/network/physical:default' is instead enabled.
> Configuration of that service depends on version, but usually uses
>ipadm.  Something like 'ipadm delete-if rge0' should do it, if you were
>using that type of configuration.
>
>You might try reading through some of the documentation:
>
>http://wiki.openindiana.org/oi/4.2+Network+management
>
>-- 
>James Carlson         42.703N 71.076W         <carlsonj at workingcode.com>
>
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