On Sun, Aug 01, 1999 at 11:46:05PM -0700, Brad Fisher wrote:
> I'm a bit new at this, but I don't quite understand why assigning an
> IP address would have anything to do with his layer 1 device problem.
> Please explain the relationship.
I don't know the reasons -- consider it black magic perhaps.
However, it just won't work without an IP assigned. In Linux 2.0,
other IP interfaces (eg eth0) would cease to operate correctly
unless the interface had an IP address assigned. I don't know why,
I just always assign one now.
I just spent a few hours over the last few days getting a home brew
linux install running AX.25 using the soundmodem. Seems to work pretty
well, it is now operating as an igate for APRS. (It's a custom installation
because the machine boots over the local ethernet.)
Hamish VK3SB
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