Bug#406114: Installer netinst needs ping and better ifconfig
Package: installation-reports Boot method: CD Image version: RC1 netinst (current as of 2006-01-06) Date: 2001-01-06 Processor: Intel Pentium 4 RAM: 1 GB Disks: Two ATA IDE disks Summary: Debian installer netinst image should have a ping, and an ifconfig that can set the hardware MAC address Note: I have also filed a bug with busybox, as the ifconfig feature is probably missing from busybox' ifconfig. For a successful network install in an environment where the router expects to see a certain MAC address (as my cable modem provider does), it is necessary to set the hardware MAC address of the network card. (Or not install Debian during the holidays and wait for a possibility to let the ISP switch the expected MAC). Also, a ping command to make sure the connection is established is highly desirable. Since Debian is mainly focussed on network installs, and is generally very good at that, I think that those two features are missing from the netinst image. Regards, Claus -- Claus Fischer [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.clausfischer.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#406114: Installer netinst needs ping and better ifconfig
Op 08-01-2007 om 21:26 schreef Claus Fischer: Note: I have also filed a bug with busybox, as the ifconfig feature is probably missing from busybox' ifconfig. That is http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=406108 Also, a ping command to make sure the connection is established is highly desirable. The tool wget is available, it can be abused as ping. Have a look at this screenshot bahrain:~ # ifconfig eth0 eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:03:93:45:92:B8 inet addr:172.24.0.25 Bcast:172.24.0.63 Mask:255.255.255.192 inet6 addr: fe80::203:93ff:fe45:92b8/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:7432 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:8832 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:2261327 (2.1 MiB) TX bytes:804074 (785.2 KiB) Interrupt:41 Base address:0x800 bahrain:~ # wget http://172.24.0.25/index.html --23:10:35-- http://172.24.0.25/index.html = `index.html' Connecting to 172.24.0.25:80... failed: Connection refused. bahrain:~ # ifdown eth0 There is already a pid file /var/run/dhclient.eth0.pid with pid 2495 killed old client process, removed PID file Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.4 Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium. All rights reserved. For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ Listening on LPF/eth0/00:03:93:45:92:b8 Sending on LPF/eth0/00:03:93:45:92:b8 Sending on Socket/fallback DHCPRELEASE on eth0 to 172.24.0.39 port 67 bahrain:~ # wget http://172.24.0.25/index.html --23:10:54-- http://172.24.0.25/index.html = `index.html' Connecting to 172.24.0.25:80... failed: Network is unreachable. bahrain:~ # ifup eth0 Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.4 Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium. All rights reserved. For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ Listening on LPF/eth0/00:03:93:45:92:b8 Sending on LPF/eth0/00:03:93:45:92:b8 Sending on Socket/fallback DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7 ip length 328 disagrees with bytes received 332. accepting packet with data after udp payload. DHCPOFFER from 172.24.0.39 DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 ip length 328 disagrees with bytes received 332. accepting packet with data after udp payload. DHCPACK from 172.24.0.39 bound to 172.24.0.25 -- renewal in 27078 seconds. bahrain:~ # wget http://172.24.0.25/index.html --23:11:36-- http://172.24.0.25/index.html = `index.html' Connecting to 172.24.0.25:80... failed: Connection refused. bahrain:~ # wget http://172.24.0.39/index.html --23:11:42-- http://172.24.0.39/index.html = `index.html' Connecting to 172.24.0.39:80... failed: Connection refused. bahrain:~ # wget http://172.24.0.42/index.html --23:12:10-- http://172.24.0.42/index.html = `index.html' Connecting to 172.24.0.42:80... failed: No route to host. bahrain:~ # /screenshot HtH GSt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
