Re: [Xen-users] network setup for domU

[Yura Pismerov <y.pismerov@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think the hotplug package is deprecated in modern Linux distributions.
udev is taking over this function and Xen also works with udev based setup.

Apparao, Padmashree K wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I seem to remember having seen this problem of " Error: Device 0 (vif)
> could not be connected. Hotplug scripts not working."
>
> It had something to do with the base Linux installation missing some
> packages (hot plug). As I was not sure which package the hotplug was in,
> I ended up installing most packages.
>
> As for the mac addresses being 0 that should not be a problem, I think.
> Her eis what I have in my mac and the vif shows
>
> 'mac=aa:00:00:00:00:11, bridge=xenbr0'
>
> vif3.0    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr FE:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
>           inet6 addr: fe80::fcff:ffff:feff:ffff/64 Scope:Link
>
>
> Hope this helps
> - Padma
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paolo Supino
> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 7:16 PM
> To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Xen-users] network setup for domU 
>
> Hi
>
>   I've got to the point where I have dom0 (I hope I'm using the right 
> terminology) setup and running. When I try to setup a domU with "xm 
> create ..." I get the following error:
> "Error: Device 0 (vif) could not be connected. Hotplug scripts not
> working."
> I'm trying to figure out where the problem is, but I'm getting lost in 
> Xen's network setup scripts, I did notice the following (I don't know if
>
> indicates a problem): The bridge interface mac address is all zeros. The
>
> mac address for all 'veth' interfaces (there are 8) are also all zeros 
> and the mac address for all vif interfaces (there are 8 as well) are F.
>
>
>
> TIA
> Paolo
>
>
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