nrattach "Cannot find free NET/ROM device" error!

From: Bill Walton (terhi.victor@logonet.com)
Date: Wed Oct 02 2002 - 23:31:26 EEST

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    Hello -

    I am still having some difficulties regarding getting my NETROM device "nr0"
    attached. The instructions are simple:

    Edit "nrports" file

    Edit "nrbroadcast" file

    Run "nrattach netrom" to create the device "nr0"

    Sounds easy but it doesn't work. Here is what I get when I enter in the
    "nrattach netrom" command:

    nrattach: SIOCGIFFLAGS: no such device
    nrattach: cannot find free NET/ROM device

    Copies of the following files are attached:

    axports
    nrports
    nrbroadcast
    rc.local
    output (from ifconfig command)

    Any help that you could offer would be appreciated! I am running RedHat 7.2 with
    the 2.4.18 kernel (ax25 enabled, libs,tools, apps all installed). Am I making an error
    in these simple files? or is there a greater evil lurking somewhere? I will be running 7
    or 8 ports in the finished configuration. But for now I am just trying to get it all to
    work in its simplest form.

    Regards,

    Bill KJ6EO

    ax0 Link encap:AMPR AX.25 HWaddr KJ6EO-15
              inet addr:44.16.2.102 Mask:255.0.0.0
              UP RUNNING MTU:256 Metric:1
              RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
              TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
              collisions:0
              RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

    eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:04:5A:76:37:16
              inet addr:64.174.110.108 Bcast:64.174.110.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
              UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
              RX packets:1101 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
              TX packets:314 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
              collisions:0
              RX bytes:119405 (116.6 Kb) TX bytes:37380 (36.5 Kb)

    eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:BA:C0:54:A8
              inet addr:192.168.1.3 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
              UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
              RX packets:471 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
              TX packets:478 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
              collisions:0
              RX bytes:61992 (60.5 Kb) TX bytes:84023 (82.0 Kb)

    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:90 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
              TX packets:90 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
              collisions:0
              RX bytes:6887 (6.7 Kb) TX bytes:6887 (6.7 Kb)


    # /etc/ax25/nrbroadcast
    #
    # The format of this file is:
    #
    # ax25_name min_obs def_qual worst_qual verbose
    #
    radio 1 192 100 1


    # /etc/ax25/nrports
    #
    # The format of this file is:
    #
    # name callsign alias paclen description
    #
    netrom KJ6EO-7 SCV 236 Linux Switch Port


    # /etc/ax25/axports
    #
    # The format of this file is:
    #
    # name callsign speed paclen window description
    #
    radio KJ6EO-15 4800 256 2 145.050 1200 Baud


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