The local 169.254 address is part of zeroconf. If that package (avahi on some distros) isn't loaded or the service is disabled/not running then there won't be any autoconfiguration. I did see that one of the interfaces was up with link(UP,LOWER_UP) in the output.
On Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 4:48 PM wes <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 2:55 PM, Tyrell Jentink <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > What are you even on about? It's a network device... "Gates and Company" > > uses a really complicated, error prone piece of crap sync software to do > a > > one-time sync from a system running an old version of Windows to a system > > running a newer version of Windows... Linux can very very certainly > > outperform it... What we can't help you with is what you aren't > explaining: > > > > I haven't followed every detail of this thread, so I apologize if the > following is a repeat of some earlier post. > > This is the device he's working with: > > https://sewelldirect.com/usb2bridgecable > > http://prolificusa.com/product/pl25a1-hi-speed-usb-host-host-bridge-controller/ > http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?pcid=43 > > I've just ordered one so I can play with it for a bit myself. Perhaps at > the next Linux Clinic, if we have time, we can invite Richard to > participate remotely. > > I also found the following writeups of people doing similar things with > this device: > > > http://paulswasteland.blogspot.com/2014/01/getting-prolific-pl-2501-based-usb-to.html > > https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-networking-3/host-to-host-cable%3B-no-usb0-779573/ > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/516923 > https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=131042 > > The last one suggests that it "just works" - the previous 3 are older and > talk about requiring a patch to a kernel module to get this cable to work. > We don't really know what Richard's particular situation is. > > I do realize that network interfaces are created; however the lack of > autoconfig and the "state UNKNOWN" worry me. He should at least be getting > a self-generated 169.254 address. > > I also realize it can be frustrating when advice is offered to someone and > they ask the same question again as if you hadn't said anything in the > first place. Usually I find in these cases that it comes from the other > person misunderstanding the advice. I do this not infrequently, though now > that I'm familiar with this behavioral quirk, I will admit to it. If this > is so frustrating to you that you feel the need to become cross about it, I > would have to suggest that you decline to reply further. Others are likely > to take up the baton in your place. This is a group effort, after all. > > -wes > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
