[openbeosnetteam] Re: testread / Meeting?

  • From: "David Reid" <dreid@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <openbeosnetteam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2002 13:37:39 -0000

> > Well, the fact that we're now able to read from the network card
> > seems to
> > have not produced the reaction I might have expected
>
> Well... It did, but you know how busy I am. :P

Yeah I know :)

>
> > Also, so far only Axel has added his details to CVS, so I guess no-
> > one else
> > has write access or no-one else is planning on contributing=3F
>
> I am, and I just added myself.

Cool!

> > Still, we now have a very basic ethernet and ipv4 modules that
> > produce the
> > following output...
>
> No, it does not. :P
>
> [/boot/home/CVS/openbeos/net=5Fkit/source/server]> testread
> allocated a 4096 byte block starting at 0xa0000000
> allocated a 4096 byte block starting at 0xa0001000
> Network Card Read Test
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>
> Have you set the device path to point at your card=3F
> If not you probably won't see anything!
>
> Couldn't open the device! General OS error
>
> And yes, I did set the network card path to the path to my network card
> (/dev/net/rtl8139/0). Could it be the fact that I am using BONE=3F

OK, so it could well be that then.  I'll try on a BONE setup.

> > As for the net=5Fserver module, I'm guessing we need to scan the /dev/
> > net
> > directory and try to open/attach to all the drivers we find=3F  That'll
> > bring
> > the issue of ifnet structures and so onto into tehlight as well, so
> > plenty
> > to talk about.
>
> Well, I can we will only have to open whatever drivers the user
> configured.

True.  We don't have a preferences setup yet, so maybe that'll have to be
moved up the priority list?

> > I've added openbeosnetkit to irc.openprojects.net and have it
> > permanently
> > available now (ChanServ is guarding it for us :)) so are we still
> > planning
> > on meeting there for a chat tomorrow afternoon=3F
>
> I will be travelling. Sorry.

OK, well we'll make sure we have logs.

david



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