Bugzilla – Bug 10864
static ip setup fails until restart
Last modified: 2009-09-08 09:27:05 UTC
configuring a fab4 for static IP on the wireless does not work until the unit is restarted. In other words, files are being written correctly but something associated with the ifup command is failing # ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:04:20:22:00:1D UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:229 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:52 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:29409 (28.7 KiB) TX bytes:7023 (6.8 KiB) Base address:0x8000 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:28 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:28 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:2448 (2.3 KiB) TX bytes:2448 (2.3 KiB) wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:04:20:22:00:1D UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:140 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:57 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:14383 (14.0 KiB) TX bytes:8087 (7.8 KiB) # cat /etc/network/interfaces auto lo iface lo inet loopback iface eth0 inet dhcp script /etc/network/udhcpc_action mapping wlan0 script /etc/network/if_mapping auto wlan0=squeezewifi iface squeezewifi inet static address 192.168.1.100 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.1.1 dns 192.168.1.1 up echo 'nameserver 192.168.1.1' > /etc/resolv.conf # cat /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant update_config=1 network={ ssid="squeezewifi" key_mgmt=NONE } #
bringing wlan0 up on the command line appears to work but does not. IP address shows in ifconfig but NETDEV WATCHDOG errors being printed to screen. Interface is non-operational until reboot, when it comes online. # ifup wlan0=squeezewifi # NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out # ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:04:20:22:00:1D UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:369 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:52 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:39279 (38.3 KiB) TX bytes:7023 (6.8 KiB) Base address:0x8000 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:49 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:49 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:4376 (4.2 KiB) TX bytes:4376 (4.2 KiB) wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:04:20:22:00:1D inet addr:192.168.1.100 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:263 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:57 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:22555 (22.0 KiB) TX bytes:8087 (7.8 KiB) # NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out NETDEV WATCHDOG: wlan0: transmit timed out
Ben: is this still an issue?
This is fixed now, QA please confirm before MP.