[lug] SIOCADDRT in network startup

[D. Stimits]

Erick Bodine wrote:
> 
> I see the following in /var/log/messages whenever I reboot or restart networking.  Though it says that the network is unreachable, I can telnet, ftp, ping, etc. to and from that box.  What gives?
> 
> Feb 27 16:47:32 ilgc1 network: Shutting down interface eth0 succeeded
> Feb 27 16:47:32 ilgc1 sysctl: net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0
> Feb 27 16:47:32 ilgc1 sysctl: net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter = 1
> Feb 27 16:47:32 ilgc1 sysctl: net.ipv4.ip_always_defrag = 0
> Feb 27 16:47:32 ilgc1 sysctl: kernel.sysrq = 0
> Feb 27 16:47:32 ilgc1 network: Setting network parameters succeeded
> Feb 27 16:47:32 ilgc1 ifup: SIOCADDRT: Network is unreachable
> Feb 27 16:47:32 ilgc1 network: Bringing up interface lo succeeded
> Feb 27 16:47:32 ilgc1 network: Bringing up interface eth0 succeeded
> 
> Erick Bodine
> Xpedite Systems Inc
> Boulder, CO
> 

Those options (from /etc/sysctl.conf usually) require kernel support to
work. The rp_filter and defrag, so on, look correct. I'd guess your
kernel doesn't support them.

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com