On 4 May 00, at 13:30, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > On Sun, Apr 30, 2000 at 08:43:03PM +0200, Erik Jakobsen wrote: > > linux:~ # yamcfg yam0 io 0x2f8 irq 3 pers 255 > > > linux:~ # /sbin/ifconfig yam0 44.145.0.9 netmask 255.255.255.0 hw ax25 > > OZ4KK up > > SIOCSIFFLAGS: Permission denied > > SIOCSIFFLAGS: Permission denied > > linux:~ # > > > > > > Whats the reason I'm getting that message ?. > > Probably your serial driver is still using that port. The yam driver > uses the serial hardware directly. Before using ifconfig, do > > setserial /dev/ttyS1 uart none > > which will release the port. Hi Hamish. Thanks, it helped, but then a new error occur HI: bash-2.03# insmod ax25 Using /lib/modules/2.2.13/misc/ax25.o bash-2.03# insmod yam Using /lib/modules/2.2.13/net/yam.o bash-2.03# setserial /dev/ttyS0 uart none bash-2.03# yamcfg yam0 io 0x3f8 irq 4 pers 255 txd 150 yamcfg: Version 0.1 (C) 1998 by Jean-Paul ROUBELAT - F6FBB Device : yam0 iobase :*03f8 bitrate : 9600 (bps) irq :*4 baudrate : 19200 (bps) fulldup : off txdelay :*150 (ms) txtail : 10 (ms) slottime : 100 (ms) persist :*255 bash-2.03# /sbin/ifconfig yam0 44.145.0.9 netmask 255.255.255.0 hw ax25 OZ4KK up Segmentation fault bash-2.03# > > Hamish > -- > Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >