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SLIRP got broken(in 2.4) pretty soon after support for it was added to UML. It was convenient while it worked, but it hasn't worked for a long time. Unfortunately, I don't have the exact version of the kernel it broke in since I just nuked my slirp testing kernels while cleaning up my disk.
Taras
Blaisorblade wrote:
| On Wednesday 26 January 2005 12:41, Tor Håkon Gjerde wrote: | |> Hi, Slirp as network is broken for the current uml kernels. Will |> this be fixed anytime soon? | | I don't know if anyone cares... you can change it (read below). | | We didn't know at all it's broken, so it's not widely used. | | Also, are you able to make it work with a non-current uml kernel? | | Widely used transports are, IIRC: | | 1) TUN/TAP (and I've seen ethertap, but there is really no reason | to prefer ethertap to TUN/TAP). 2) switch daemon | | And the support ... please give a reason for which slirp is needed | and we may start thinking "Ok, this is on the TODO"... and a | testcase which works on one UML kernel and doesn't do on another.
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