Re: [Xen-users] Re: Guests stops at "Sending DHCP requests ..."

[Flavio <fbcyborg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Gentoo Linux network config file is a little bit different, but
before to modify something there, I guess there's something
other to check, since this network configuration has always worked
for me.

F.

2009/11/22 Boris Derzhavets <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> I used to set up bridge manually on Ubuntu Servers ( > 8.10)
>
> Comment out all xen-bridge declarations in /etc/xen/xend-config.sxp
> and manually edit /etc/network/interfaces as follows
>
> root@IntrepidSRV:~# cat /etc/network/interfaces
> # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
> # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
> # The loopback network interface
> auto lo
> iface lo inet loopback
> # The primary network interface
> auto eth1
> iface eth1 inet dhcp
> # Bridge definied
> auto xenbr0
> iface xenbr0 inet static
> address 192.168.1.45
> network 192.168.0.0
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> broadcast 192.168.1.255
> gateway 192.168.1.1
> bridge_ports eth1
> bridge_fd 9
> bridge_hello 2
> bridge_maxage 12
> bridge_stp off
>
> Boris
>
> --- On Sun, 11/22/09, Flavio <fbcyborg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: Flavio <fbcyborg@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Re: Guests stops at "Sending DHCP requests ..."
> To: "Boris Derzhavets" <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, November 22, 2009, 4:15 PM
>
> 2009/11/22 Boris Derzhavets <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Looks like Xen 3.1 in Xen 3.2 and higher
> >   eth0   ..............  peth0
> > or manual bridge set up.
> Yes, I set up a bridge manually.
>
> config_eth0=( "null" )
>
> bridge_xenbr0="eth0"
>
> brctl_xenbr0=(
> "setfd 0"
> "stp off"
> )
>
> config_xenbr0=(
>    "dhcp"
> )
>
>
> > Just very simple question.
> > If you assign static IP to DomU ( from corresponding subnet) can you ping 
> > Dom0 ?
> I can tell you something more: if I let the machine (for example
> debian lenny) continue the
> boot process after the "Senting DHCP request ...", after few minutes,
> it goes ahead and
> I get the login prompt. Futhermore, after the login i type:
> dhclient eth0
> and all perfectly works. eth0 gets an IP address and can ping the host
> system as well.
>
> A strange fact happens: if I try to boot a gentoo domU, it never goes
> ahead and the
> login prompt never come, but let's solve the problem on debian lenny as domU.
>
> Thanks,
>
> F.
>
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