topic Re: plumb error in Operating System - HP-UX

plumb error

mariusz grabowski — Wed, 13 Dec 2000 15:11:08 GMT

Hello,
I have this strange problem:

I have a k380 with hp-ux 11.0 OS on it.
when I try to configure my LAN interface, I have a response like:

ifconfig: plumb error: no such file or directory

this problem is about lan2 (I have another lan interface, which reserved lan0 and lan1), the one on core I/O, which is my primary lan interface.

I cannot configure this interface, although linkloop, lanscan and ioscan show, that's everything's just fine.

I also checked /sbin/rc2.d/net and /sbin/rc2.d/net.init. The second one stops on ifconfig (the reason is like before - no such file or directory) , and the second one starts ok.

while the primary lan interface has 2nd number, I've changed infos in /etc/rc.config.d/netconf from 0 (which is default value) to 2.

what could be wrong?
thanks for your assitance!

Mariusz Grabowski

Re: plumb error

Alex Glennie — Wed, 13 Dec 2000 15:19:57 GMT

things to check :

Symbolically linked /dev/lan to /dev/dlpi:
ln -s /dev/dlpi /dev/lan

Re: plumb error

Kofi ARTHIABAH — Wed, 13 Dec 2000 15:26:02 GMT

Actually, you only need to plumb the first card! all other cards need not be plumbed. so make sure that lan0 is plumbed and you would not need to plumb lan2. However, I would suggest the following:

first, you might want to check that you have loaded any drivers you need for that card.

next try running:

insf -e

next do an ioscan -fnC lan and ensure that the SW state is CLAIMED... if it is not - that is an indication that the drivers have not been loaded.

Re: plumb error

Devbinder Singh Marway — Wed, 13 Dec 2000 15:29:13 GMT

Have a look at the following link :-

http://europe-support.external.hp.com/cki/bin/doc.pl/sid=fa2fc282104e65a287/screen=ckiDisplayDocument?docId=200000033746820

laters

Re: plumb error

Matthew Cherry — Wed, 13 Dec 2000 15:37:44 GMT

This problem may be caused by not starting /sbin/init.d/net.init before
the /sbin/init.d/net script

Re: plumb error

rick jones — Thu, 14 Dec 2000 08:12:04 GMT

kofi -

i'm not so sure about the only having to plumb the first interface. i suspect you are thinking about only having to plumb what the transport considers the physical interface - eg lan0:0, lan1:0, etc.

the additional logical (alias) interfaces do not need to be plumbed (lan0:1, lan0:2, etc)