Re: FreeBSD 5.0 ncplib missing kernel module nwfs.ko?

From: Kris Kennaway (kris_at_obsecurity.org)
Date: 07/21/03

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    To: Roger Olofsson <roger.olofsson@kommun.engelholm.se>
    
    
    

    On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 08:27:15AM +0200, Roger Olofsson wrote:
    > Hello Kris and thank you for your swift reply,
    >
    > I have searched the machine for nwfs.ko and it doesn't exist. I have of
    > course rebuilt kernel with options IPX and recompiled ncplib to make sure
    > that it didn't 'get lost' during that process. I have also cvsupped all-src.

    options IPX isn't netware filesystem support, it's the IPX networking
    protocol.

    > When I did this on FreeBSD4.6, 4.4 and older machines it always worked
    > after enabling IPX in kernel and compile in ncplib, is there any other way
    > of enabling nwfs in the kernel?

    Yes, see LINT.

    > Btw, the module if_ef.ko is there and IPCrouted is started fine and
    > ifconfig displays the IPX info.

    Not relevant for Netware Filesystem support.

    Kris

    
    



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