I had not received any postings with regards to the problem posed below and decided to try again, this time providing more insights. The problem arose after switching from version 0.16.5 to 0.99.1 I've since switched back as it has become annoying. I recently stumbled across a README.masq in the source directly indicating some things that need to be done via scripts to set up the routes if using with IP Masquerading. It hints at what needs to be done in diald.conf but no examples on what actually needs to be done in the scripts. I believe this change has something to do with the kernel emitting the sl0: xmit ... message. Could anyone who is using 0.99.1 and IP masquerading point me to the appropriate place where more info on such a setup is available or better yet, explain exactly what needs to be done in the scripts. The setup I have is very basic. Diald is used to connect on demand from client workstations to a linux 2.0.37 server for internet access via IP masquerading. ISP assigns dynamic local IP addresses. Any help would be very much appreciated. My diald.conf works fine with 0.16.5 and 0.99.1 except that in the latter case, the messages appear when a trigger is received prior to the link being established. CW ---------- From: "Tan Chee Weei" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: sl0: xmit call when iface is down Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 5:03 PM Since I upgraded to diald 0.99.1, I have been receiving the messages "sl0: xmit call when iface is down" each time traffic comes through to cause diald to establish the dial out link. Once the connection is online, the messages stop. This message is from slip.c in linux/drivers/net of the linux source. Could someone explain to me why this is happening with the new version and if there is anything I can do to prevent it? Previous versions like 0.16.5 used to work fine without this message. It's harmless but it tends to litter the console with the messages before each establishment of a dial out link. Thanks in advance. CW - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-diald" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
