Re: [Sheflug] Re: BIND/DHCP

[M <martin.sillence [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 21:36:48 +0000
Steve Tickle <s.tickle [at] quarndon.co.uk> wrote:

> On Monday 17 March 2003 1:19 pm, M wrote:
> >
> > You need to compile it into or as a module when you compile your
> > kernel... Another reason could be your missing a mapping...
> >
> A missing mapping maybe? This is one of 4 boxes installed from the
> same set of CDs in the same way and is the only one which doesn't work
> properly. I did some googling and found that net-pf-17 is an alias for
> af_packet.o. I checked mine and one working system and af_packet.o was
> a smaller file on my system. I've now copied it across to my system 
> but still no luck. Maybe I need to perform some other magic.

Is it installed in the right location? Are they running the same kernel.

> > > modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module net-pf-17
> >
> No, modprobe can't find the module.

This sounds like your problem then.
 
> > have you got:
> > alias net-pf-17 af_packet
> > in your /etc/conf.modules file?

And you've done a depmod -a since.

If modprobe net-pf-17 and modprobe af_packet both fail then your missing
the module, or you've copied it to the wrong place.

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M

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