[Gloucs] Realport RBE-100 on Slackware 9.0
Oli Restorick
gloucs at mailman.lug.org.uk
Wed Jul 30 00:27:00 2003
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Hi there
I'm new to this list. I live in Quedgeley and I have a Toshiba Libretto
100CT that I want to use as a network sniffer.
I'm a Linux newbie (I'm a Microsoft network admin, but don't hold that
against me), having only experimented with RedHat 6 a few years back.
Anyway, I'll stop waffling and get to the point. I've installed
Slackware 9.0 (by doing a disk transplant) and got it working. I have a
Realport RBE-100 10/100 Ethernet card.
So far as I can tell, the drivers for the network card are being loaded
(if I type lsmod, it shows two entries for the Xircom):
Module Size Used by Not tainted
xircom_bc 6440 0 (unused)
xircom_tulip_cb 12696 0
When I type "route", I just get the default loopback network and nothing
else. So, it seems like there's a network driver loaded (and I get a
light on the hub), but the rest of the network stack isn't hooking up to
it.
How I go about resolving that is beyond me, though.
I've just taken a look at dmesg, and it does have the line:
eth0: Xircom Cardbus Adapter rev 3 at 0x400, 00:10:A4:EB:57:E9, IRQ0
The fact that it's got the correct ID string and MAC address makes me
feel enthusiastic.
BTW, what's the equivalent of Windows' "ipconfig /release" and "ipconfig
/renew"?
I've just taken a look at ifconfig and tried:
ifconfig eth0 up
I was greeted with:
SIOCSIFLAGS: Resource temporarily unavailable.
I've just found the script /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1, which looks like it tries
to get a DHCP address. If I run it, it returns the message "Attempting
to configure eth0 by contacting a DHCP server...", although no packets
seem to make their way onto the network (light on hub doesn't flash).
Also, if I run ifconfig -a afterwards, it shows that no packets have
gone anywhere. The MAC address on eth0 is the correct one for the card.
Running out of ideas here, but I have a feeling I'm close.
Thanks for any help or ideas you can give me.
Cheers
Oli
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Hi there<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>I’m new to this list.<span =
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>I live in <span class=3DSpellE>Quedgeley</span> and I have a =
Toshiba
Libretto 100CT that I want to use as a network <span =
class=3DSpellE>sniffer</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>I’m a Linux newbie (I’m a Microsoft network admin, =
but don’t
hold that against me), having only experimented with <span =
class=3DSpellE>RedHat</span>
6 a few years back.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Anyway, I’ll stop waffling and get to the point.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I’ve installed <span =
class=3DSpellE>Slackware</span>
9.0 (by doing a disk transplant) and got it working.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I have a <span =
class=3DSpellE>Realport</span>
RBE-100 10/100 Ethernet card.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>So far as
I can tell, the drivers for the network card are being loaded (if I type =
<span
class=3DSpellE>lsmod</span>, it shows two entries for the Xircom): =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Module<span
style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'>  =
; </span><span
style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'>  =
; </span>Size<span
style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Used =
by<span
style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'>  =
; </span>Not
<span class=3DGramE>tainted <br>
<span class=3DSpellE>xircom</span></span><span =
class=3DSpellE>_bc</span><span
style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> =
</span><span
style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'>  =
; </span>6440<span
style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> </span>0 (unused) <br>
<span class=3DSpellE>xircom_tulip_cb</span><span =
style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'>  =
; </span>12696<span
style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> </span>0 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>When I
type "route", I just get the default <span =
class=3DSpellE>loopback</span>
network and nothing else. So, it seems like there's a network driver =
loaded
(and I get a light on the hub), but the rest of the network stack isn't =
hooking
up to it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>How I go
about resolving that is beyond me, though. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>I've just
taken a look at <span class=3DSpellE>dmesg</span>, and it does have the =
line: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>eth0:
Xircom <span class=3DSpellE>Cardbus</span> Adapter rev 3 at 0x400, =
</span></font><st1:time
Hour=3D"0" Minute=3D"10">00:10</st1:time>:A4<span =
class=3DGramE>:EB:57:E9</span>,
IRQ0 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>The fact
that it's got the correct ID string and MAC address makes me feel =
enthusiastic.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>BTW,
what's the equivalent of Windows' "<span =
class=3DSpellE>ipconfig</span>
/release" and "<span class=3DSpellE>ipconfig</span> =
/renew"? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>I've just
taken a look at <span class=3DSpellE>ifconfig</span> and tried: =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><span class=3DSpellE><span class=3DGramE><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times =
New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>ifconfig</span></font></span></span> eth0 up =
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>I was
greeted with: <br>
SIOCSIFLAGS: Resource temporarily unavailable. =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>I've just
found the script /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1, which looks like it tries to get a =
DHCP
address. If I run it, it returns the message "Attempting to =
configure eth0
by contacting a DHCP server...", although no packets seem to make =
their
way onto the network (light on hub doesn't flash). Also, if I run <span
class=3DSpellE>ifconfig</span> -<span class=3DGramE>a</span> afterwards, =
it shows
that no packets have gone anywhere. The MAC address on eth0 is the =
correct one
for the card. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Running
out of ideas here, but I have a feeling I'm =
close.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks
for any help or ideas you can give me.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><span class=3DSpellE><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Oli</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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