[Techtalk] off-topic: OpenBSD networking

[Katie Bechtold]

Hi!  I have an OpenBSD networking question, which I realize is
offtopic for a Linux list, but I've already tried the BSDChix list.
I recently installed OpenBSD 3.3 on an old laptop[1].  The main use
of the laptop will be as a portable SSH client for when I travel and
happen to be somewhere with Ethernet connectivity.
 
I'm not sure how to set up network connectivity.  When I boot up the
laptop with Knoppix, it sets up networking automagically; I just
fire up lynx and I'm on the LAN and, by extension, on the internet.
So I think I can be confident that the hardware is all set up
correctly.  But when I boot into OpenBSD, I can't ping any of the
other devices on my LAN[2], and I periodically get the message "xe0:
device timeout".

Here's my setup (this is just what I'm guessing is relevant):
 
oyster# dmesg | grep xe0
bios0: ROM list: 0xe0000/0x10000
xe0 at pcmcia0 function 0 "Xircom, CreditCard 10/100, CE3-10/100"
port 0x340/16: irq 3: address 00:10:a4:b5:18:74
ukphy0 at xe0 phy 0: Generic IEEE 802.3u media interface
ukphy1 at xe0 phy 16: Generic IEEE 802.3u media interface
 
oyster# ifconfig xe0
xe0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> 
mtu 1500
        address 00:10:a4:b5:18:74
        media: Ethernet autoselect instance 1 (none)
        inet 192.168.0.5 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
        inet6 fe80::210:a4ff:feb5:1874%xe0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
 
oyster# cat /etc/mygate
192.168.0.1

oyster# netstat -a
Active Internet connections (including servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q  Local Address          Foreign Address (state) 
tcp        0      0  localhost.submissi     *.*        LISTEN
tcp        0      0  localhost.smtp         *.*        LISTEN
tcp        0      0  *.ssh                  *.*        LISTEN
tcp        0      0  *.time                 *.*        LISTEN
tcp        0      0  *.daytime              *.*        LISTEN
tcp        0      0  *.auth                 *.*        LISTEN
Active Internet connections (including servers
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q  Local Address          Foreign Address (state)
udp        0      0  localhost.biff         *.*
udp        0      0  *.syslog               *.*
Active Internet connections (including servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q  Local Address          Foreign Address (state)
tcp6       0      0  localhost.submissi     *.*        LISTEN
tcp6       0      0  localhost.smtp         *.*        LISTEN
tcp6       0      0  *.ssh                  *.*        LISTEN
tcp6       0      0  *.time                 *.*        LISTEN
tcp6       0      0  *.daytime              *.*        LISTEN
tcp6       0      0  *.auth                 *.*        LISTEN
Active Internet connections (including servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q  Local Address          Foreign Address (state)
udp6       0      0  localhost.biff         *.*
Active UNIX domain sockets
Address    Type   Recv-Q Send-Q      Inode       Conn       Refs
Nextref Addr
0xd079fa28 dgram       0      0        0x0 0xd0770d40        0x0
0x0
0xd079fed8 stream      0      0 0xd4de07a4        0x0        0x0
0x0 tabs/.sock
0xd079fe10 dgram       0      0        0x0 0xd0770d40        0x0
0xd07b6780
0xd079f0c8 dgram       0      0 0xd4dd50b8        0x0        0x0
0x0 /var/empty/dev/log
0xd079f000 dgram       0      0 0xd4dd5018        0x0 0xd07b6080
0x0 /dev/log
 
oyster# cat /etc/rc.conf
routed_flags=NO 
mrouted_flags=NO 
 
rarpd_flags=NO 
bootparamd_flags=NO 
rbootd_flags=NO 
sshd_flags="" 
named_flags=NO 
rdate_flags=NO 
timed_flags=NO 
ntpdate_flags=NO 
isakmpd_flags=NO 
mopd_flags=NO 
apmd_flags=NO 
dhcpd_flags=NO 
rtadvd_flags=NO 
 
route6d_flags=NO 
 
rtsold_flags=NO 
 
net.inet6.ip6.accept_rtadv=1 
lpd_flags=NO 
 
httpd_flags=NO 
 
sendmail_flags="-L sm-mta -C/etc/mail/localhost.cf -bd -q30m" 
spamd_flags=NO 
 
ftpd_flags=NO 
 
identd_flags=NO 
 
xdm_flags=NO 
 
wsmoused_flags=NO 
 
rwhod=NO
nfs_server=NO 
lockd=NO 
gated=NO
amd=NO 
pf=NO 
portmap=NO 
inetd=YES 
check_quotas=YES
ntpd=YES 
 
krb5_master_kdc=NO 
krb5_slave_kdc=NO
afs=NO
 
multicast_host=NO
multicast_router=NO
 
savecore_flags=
gated_flags=
ypserv_flags=
yppasswdd_flags=
nfsd_flags="-tun 4"
amd_dir=/tmp_mnt
amd_master=/etc/amd/master
syslogd_flags=
pf_rules=/etc/pf.conf
pflogd_flags=
afs_mount_point=/afs
afs_device=/dev/xfs0
afsd_flags=-z
shlib_dirs=
 
local_rcconf="/etc/rc.conf.local"
 
[ -f ${local_rcconf} ] && . ${local_rcconf}

 
I'll be happy to provide any other information.  Can anyone point me
in the direction of a manual or suggestion what I'm missing in my
OpenBSD networking configuration?
 
 
[1] Toshiba Satellite Pro 425CDS.  100MHz processor, 40MB of RAM,
770MB hard disk, internal CD-ROM drive, external floppy drive.
Xircom RealPort Ethernet 10/100 Adapter (RE-100BTX).
 
[2] Example ping output:
oyster# ping 192.168.0.1
PING 192.168.0.1 (192.168.0.1): 56 data bytes
--- 192.168.0.1 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss

 
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Katie Bechtold         http://katie-and-rob.org/