On Tue, Mar 14, 2006 at 10:21:42AM +0000, Arn?r Kristj?nsson wrote: > I am trying to get VLANs working on eth1 on a server. Whenever I try > to run ifup eth1 I get: > SIOCSIFNETMASK: Cannot assign requested address > Failed to bring up eth1. > > I tried shortening the configuration to the "bare minimum" in /etc/ > network/interfaces: > auto eth1 vlan1 > iface eth1 inet static > address 0.0.0.0 > netmask 0.0.0.0 > vlan_raw_device eth1 > iface vlan1 inet static > address 192.168.0.229 > netmask 255.255.252.0 > gateway 192.168.1.1 > vlan_raw_device eth1 > > the "vlan" package is installed. I have even tried recompiling the > kernel with vlan support as part of the kernel (as opposed to as a > module). Can anyone tell me what I'm overlooking?
i am assuming you are speaking of the VLAN_8021Q module. is this correct? do you have the other end (switch/router/dot1q aware device) configured properly? -matt zagrabelny -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]