Yes it did come up in 'ifconfig' with running that command 'ifconfig <ifname> up'. But I'm still not seeing any packets forwarded to that interface. Rx/Tx counters are not incrementing. How can i troubleshoot this problem?. On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 11:36 PM, Kumar amit mehta <gmate.amit@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 05, 2012 at 09:34:55PM -0500, A B wrote: >> I'm facing an issue where >> ifconfig command output doesn't display the interface that is created >> using alloc_netdev and registered using register_netdev. >> >> If i do 'ifconfig -a', i'm seeing the interface which i created. >> >> Under what circumstances does the interface is not shown in ifconfig >> output but in 'ifconfig -a' output. >> >> Also, i'm not seeing any packets forwarded to the created interface. >> i.e None of the Rx Packets and Tx Packets counters are getting >> incremented, >> > Maybe your interface is down. Try bringing it up by invoking: > ifconfig <your interface> up >> Can any one please let me know your suggestions / any documentation >> related to this problem area. >> > _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
