Joshua Branson <jbra...@dismail.de> writes: > Samuel Thibault <samuel.thiba...@gnu.org> writes: > >> Joshua Branson, le ven. 25 oct. 2024 22:28:30 -0400, a ecrit: >>> - ftpfs doesn't work so well without internet (obviously) >>> - settrans -c \~/hurd-iso /hurd/iso9660fs >>> $HOME/ftp://ftp.someftpserver.org/img.iso >>> - Often times I will be working offline editing the wiki, and I will >>> type `ls ~/`, which will take one minute to list the directory >>> contents. >> >> Ah, that'd probably the TCP connection timeout delay indeed. It'd be >> the same with a faulty nfs mount on linux for instance. Having your >> mounts directly in your home will always get such concerns, better make >> yourself a ~/net directory. > > I'll modify the ftp/nfs translator examples on the wiki from: > ~/ftp -> ~/net/ftp > > That way new users won't fit this oddity. > >>> C-c, works but really slowly (30 second lag). >> >> Ftpfs should be taught the interrupt_operation protocol for C-c to be >> immediate. > > I'll add it to the small hack entries. > >>> It would >>> be nice if during ftpfs startup, it could check if the Hurd has an >>> active internet connection. If the IP address is 0.0.0.0 maybe >>> that means no internet? >> >> That completely depends on the situation you have. >> >> If your network is really down (no route to the Internet), you'll get >> an immediate "Network is unreachable" error. If your network is not > > This is not the case. Sometimes I work on the Hurd wiki without an > active internet connection. There is no ethernet cord plugged in, > and I have never used (or tried to use the T43's wifi). If you run the # service network stop > Hurd, with no route to internet, and try this:
Ok I understand now: > $ cd ~/ > $ settrans -c ftp: /hurd/hostmux /hurd/ftpfs / > $ cd ftp://ftp.gnu.org/ > $ ls ls: cannot access 'hurd-iso': Translator died ftp: hurd-iso That makes sense. >> actually down (pfinet has an IP and a route, packets just don't get >> answers), there is no real possibility for pfinet to know it but losing >> patience after some timeout. >> >> Samuel >> -- Joshua Branson Sent from the Hurd Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:49:45 -0400 Message-ID: <87sesd1fkm....@dismail.de>
