Gentoo Archives: gentoo-dev

From: Michael Boman <michael.boman@××××××××××.com>
To: Robert Cole <robert.cole@×××××××××××××.com>
Cc: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] net.eth0 without an IP addy
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 00:12:41
Message-Id: 20030318081235.F19763@securecirt.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] net.eth0 without an IP addy by Robert Cole
1 On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 03:11:34PM -0800, Robert Cole wrote:
2 > I'm building stealth machines (logger, IDS, etc) without IP addresses and I
3 > need a way to activate an interface without an IP address in a switched
4 > environment.
5 >
6 > loading up the module isn't enough to send a broadcast so the switch
7 > negotiates a link and logs the mac. Anyone have an idea on how to send a
8 > broadcast to the switch with nothing setup in /etc/conf.d/net ?
9 >
10 > I've been trying mii-diag without success. I'm using the 3c59x driver in
11 > gentoo-sources. Gentoo rc3.
12 >
13 > Before I get into modifying the net.eth0 script I would like to see if tehre
14 > is something I'm missing here. :)
15 >
16 > Here's a link to what I'm trying to setup:
17 >
18 > http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6222
19 >
20 > Any help would be appreciated. When I'm complete with this I will submit it to
21 > the gentoo security docs.
22 >
23 > Robert
24
25 You mean somehing like:
26
27 iface_eth1="0.0.0.0 promisc"
28
29 in your /etc/conf.d/net
30
31 Best regards
32 Michael Boman
33
34 --
35 Michael Boman
36 Security Architect, SecureCiRT Pte Ltd
37 http://www.securecirt.com