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ifconfig, route, and socket: invalid argument (need help)

ifconfig, route, and socket: invalid argument (need help)

Post by Don Benne » Fri, 07 Oct 1994 06:51:24



Yesterday I accidently reset my linux box.  Now, when the ifconfig and
route programs are run, they return 'socket: invalid agrument'.  SLIP
won't connect either for the same reason.  Would someone who knows about
this please enlighten me on a ssolution to the problem??  Thanks

Don
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ifconfig, route, and socket: invalid argument (need help)

Post by Matthew S. Crock » Sat, 08 Oct 1994 11:27:18


: Yesterday I accidently reset my linux box.  Now, when the ifconfig and
: route programs are run, they return 'socket: invalid agrument'.  SLIP
: won't connect either for the same reason.  Would someone who knows about
: this please enlighten me on a ssolution to the problem??  Thanks

Hmmm,  did you re-compile a new kernel?  sounds like you booted a
kernel without the SLIP or ethernet drivers compiled in...

-Matt

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1. IFCONFIG gives socket: invalid argument

Hello,

When I boot Linux 1.1.59, and the rc.inet1 runs, I get

        socket: invalid argument
        socket: invalid argument

I have narrowed the problem down to the two lines:

/sbin/ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
/sbin/route add -net 127.0.0.0

When I manually type these two commands at the prompt, I get the socket:
invalid argument error. It seems that when I make a slip connection using
dip, I can't telnet or ftp. I get the same error coming up.

What's going on here? How do I check the /dev/socket to make sure
everything is ok?

I appreciate any help.

Ujjal Bansel


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