Black Box LRS002A-R2, LRA005A-R2, LRA001A-R2 246, Ifconfig Group, Ipfilter Group, Iproute Group

ASYNC ROUTER AR-P, AR-5, AND SYNC ROUTER REFERENCE MANUAL

A.2.4 IFCONFIG GROUP

IFCONFIG: Must first set the IP address for iface: iface_name

In order to mark your interface up, the ifconfig command requires that you first set the IP address. Set the IP address and then you will be able to mark the interface up.

IFCONFIG: WARNING: No Ethernet cable attached

The Router has detected that no Ethernet cable is attached. Connect your Ethernet cable and power down the Router, to ensure that upon startup, it senses the Ethernet cable.

IFCONFIG: iface not allowed to be marked down

The console and loopback interfaces cannot be placed in the down state. This is the normal message that appears, if the ifconfig command is used in the attempt to mark either of these interfaces as down.

IFCONFIG: iface unknown encapsulation mode

An incorrect encapsulation mode was entered on your command line. Check for typos on the command line. Re-enter your command line with the correct encapsulation mode.

IFCONFIG: iface unknown interface

The Router was unable to locate the specified interface. Check for typos on the command line. Re- enter your command line with the correct interface.

A.2.5 IPFILTER GROUP

IPFILTER: ip_addr bad address format

The Router was unable to resolve the address given in a filter add command. Check your command line for typos or bad addresses; re-enter the command line with a valid address. The correct dotted-quad address notation is: nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn

IPFILTER: Unsupported interface: iface

The filter add command did not recognize the specified interface. Check for typos on the command line. Supported interface names can be displayed by entering the ifconfig command.

A.2.6 IPROUTE GROUP

IPROUTE: no default route

A route delete command attempted to delete the default route, when a default route did not exist.

IPROUTE: No route to host_name

A route delete command has been issued and the Router was unable to delete the route because: (a) no such route had been created, or (b) the host_name is unknown. Check your command line for typos and re-enter.

IPROUTE: Unknown interface: iface

An attempt to add a route failed because the Router was unable locate the specified interface. Check for typos on your command line. Enter the ifconfig command to display the currently available interface names.

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