Re: [Bluez-users] Ultimate PAN howto. Where?

[Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>]

Hi,

> >>I'm trying to get PAN running, NAP on linux, 2 PANUs on windows. 
> >>There is no problem with the windows boxes, it gives me headaches to set 
> >>up the linux box however. I got everything running quite fine with just 
> >>one client using non-briged routing, now I would like to bridge bnepX 
> >>and eth0 interfaces so that:
> >>
> >>- IP addresses are asigned by DHCP
> >>- it's possible to connect to internet from NAP box (after following one 
> >>howto it wasn't possible)
> >>- everything is automatic - after the setup anyone should be able to 
> >>turn on the NAP box and connect, even without an account.
> >>
> >>Please, direct me to the right howto, tell me which parts to skip and 
> >>what to do another way.
> > 
> > 
> > actually the automatic part is distribution specific, because you need
> > to create the bridge at startup and run the dedicated DHCP server. You
> > also need to make sure the bnepX devices are added/removed to the bridge
> > when pand accepts a new connection.
> 
> After experimenting I got bridge + DHCP working, it's not automatic but 
> that does not matter now anyway, cause I had to change it back.
> 
> If remote device disconnects, the bnepX interface is not fully unregistered:
> 
> [/var/log/messages]:
> 
> kernel: pan0: port 1(bnep0) entering disabled state
> net.agent[12626]: remove event not handled
> kernel: unregister_netdevice: waiting for bnep0 to become free. Usage 
> count = 1
> 
> The last message is repeated at regular intervals.
> 
> `brctl show` shows bnep0 in pan0 bridge interface
> 
> `brctl delif pan0 bnep0` results in "interface bnep0 does not exist!"
> 
> `ifconfig` or `ifdown bnep0` freeze up
> 
> I can't even turn of the computer regulary, I have to hard reset it.
> 
> Is this a bug?

sounds like a bug in the bridge code. What kernel do you use?

Regards

Marcel




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