Multiple ethernet devices

[Joel Sherrill]

gregory.menke at gsfc.nasa.gov wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm beavering away at the 3com driver- based on the Netbsd code so
> that everyone will be happy ;) - its to the point where I'm ready to
> test sending and receiving packets.  I'm having a little trouble
> getting the if interfaces set up.  When I configure all the interfaces
> (2 dec units and 2 3com units), the dec boards dc1 and dc2 initialize
> and work OK.  The 3com units el1 and el2 both fail saying "Can't set
> address: File exists".  The ip addresses and netmasks are OK & valid.
> The error is identical if I set up only dc1 and el2.

I can't find the string "Can't set address" in the RTEMS source.  Where
is it and what call is it printed in response to? 

My guess is that the name registered by the driver isn't right.

>  I have a few questions;
> 
> - what is being tested such that a "file exists" error is returned
>   when the test fails.  Following the ioctl call, it seems to dive
>   into the bowels of the ip stack- beyond my competence to trace at
>   this point.
> 
> - what is the significance of the unit number beyond differentiating
>   units that employ the same driver
> 
> - what printf style function can I use that won't mix its output with
>   diagnostic messages coming from the ip stack- both printf and printk
>   seem to do mingle their outputs.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Gregm

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