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ASYNC ROUTER AR-P, AR-5, AND SYNC ROUTER REFERENCE MANUAL
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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 G
ROUP
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 G
ROUP
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.