2.4.0 networking ?

[Filippos Slavik]

Kalhmera,

Antimetopizw dyo poly perierga problhmata me ton 2.4.0 se RH 7.0. Afou 
loipon katebasa ta sources tou 2.4.0 kai ekana to compile tou kernel me gcc 
2.96 parathrw ta parakatw:

[1] To module tou 3c59x (3COM Vortex) den "paizei" swsta sto boot. To 
modules shkwnetai alla griniazei pws den mporei na kanei reserve to 0x0 IRQ 
?? (asxeta pou exei kanei map to 0x10). Oi dhlwseis sto 
/etc/modules.conf  pisteuw pws einai swstes, mias kai an kanw rmmod to 
module kai dwsw sthn synexeia ena aplo "ifup eth0" ola paizoun swsta.

[2] To poio periergo apo'la einai pws se merika sites den mporw na anoiksw 
TCP connection. To remote site, apantaei "connection refused". Me kobh 
diladi gia kapoion agnwsto logo giati den tithetai thema ACL oute oti 
kaneis "den akouei" sto ip/port pou dokimazw. Xarakthristikh periptwsh se 
http: Prospathw na anoiksw thn kentrikh selida tou in.gr kai tzifos (o 
browser apantaei "connection refused"). Dokimazw "telnet www.in.gr 80" kai 
pairnw connection-refused. Mpainw se allo linuxaki ekeinh thn stigmi 
(2.2.16) kai safws to "telnet www.in.gr 80 petyxainei". Bootarw to mhxanami 
mou se w2000 kai safws eimai se thesi na anoiskw TCP connection. Arxika 
nomisa pws einai kapoio problhma me to in.gr (mias kai auto htan to prwto 
site pou dokimasa na anoiksw meta to 2.4.0 compile), alla telika meta apo 
merikes dokimes ftanw sto symperasma oti exw to idio problima me opoio site 
den trexei Apache !? Oso kai an fenetai periergo (h egw fainomai 
"elefantas") den mporw na dw www.in.gr, www.thea.gr (ola IIS) alla px 
www.ntua.gr/www.mpa.gr blepw ? Epishs apo'tin stigmi pou esthsa ton 2.4.0 
mou einai adynaton na milisw me HTTP proxy (me ton proxy.forthnet.gr 8080 - 
squid)

Pragmatika den mporw na katalabw ti ginetai... pws einai dynaton na min 
mporw na "milisw" me "epilegmena" mhxanhmata ? Peite mou pws den eimai 
"elefantas" !

Filika
Slavikos



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Filippos Slavik
FORTHnet R&D, Hrakleio, Greece
e-mail : fsla at forthnet.gr
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