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>6. Commonly asked Questions</A
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> Here are a collection of commonly asked questions that arise from time to
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time on the linux-tr mailing list. If your question isn't answered here or
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elsewhere in this document, feel free to ask away on the mailing list.
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>Q: <A
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> DHCP doesn't work with my Token Ring adapter.
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>Q: <A
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> I can't set the LAA on my adapter with ifconfig tr0 hw tr 4000DEADBEEF.
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>Q: <A
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> My Linux machine is on a bridged network and I'm having connectivity
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issues with machine beyond the bridge.
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>Q: <A
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> Can I use a Linux machine to bridge between token ring and
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ethernet ?
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>Q: <A
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> OK, if I can't bridge, how do I connect my Token Ring and
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ethernet networks ?
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>Q: </B
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> DHCP doesn't work with my Token Ring adapter.
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> Certain dhcp servers and clients do not work properly with token
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ring drivers. This is especially true with the 2.4 kernels. During
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the development of the 2.3.x series of kernels the internal type
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for token ring was changed to accomodate multicast support over
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token ring. The solution is to upgrade your dhcp client/server
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to a version that supports token ring and/or the latest kernel
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versions.
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>Q: </B
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> I can't set the LAA on my adapter with ifconfig tr0 hw tr 4000DEADBEEF.
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> Firstly, double check that your adapter/driver support setting the LAA,
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and that you've supplied a valid LAA. Also, most drivers will only allow
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this to be set before the adapter is opened onto the ring.
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Again, this is related to the change in the internal type for token ring
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in the 2.4 kernels. A patch is available from the
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<A
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HREF="http:/www.linuxtr.net"
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TARGET="_top"
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>web site</A
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> for nettools
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that fixes this and allows the LAA to be set.
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>Q: </B
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> My Linux machine is on a bridged network and I'm having connectivity
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issues with machine beyond the bridge.
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</P
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>A: </B
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> The token ring source routing code in the kernel uses the spanning
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tree algorithm. Contact your network administrator to enable this
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protocol on the bridges.
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>Q: </B
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> Can I use a Linux machine to bridge between token ring and
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ethernet ?
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</P
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>A: </B
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> The simply answer in no. Briding network topologies in software
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is incredibly complicated and while it is possibly, nobody has
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written the code to do it. If you must bridge there are several
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manufacturers that produce hardware bridges (most notably Cisco).
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>Q: </B
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> OK, if I can't bridge, how do I connect my Token Ring and
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ethernet networks ?
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</P
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>A: </B
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> A cheap linux box with a token ring and ethernet adapter makes
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an excellent router. There is no difference between setting up
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a token ring/ethernet router and an ethernet/ethernet router.
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You can do masquerading (NAT) and filtering on the router as
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per usual. For more details see the Netfilter howto.
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