ifconfig siocifcreate invalid argument

Nomad Esst noname.esst at yahoo.com
Mon Feb 17 10:25:53 UTC 2014


Thanks
Do you know which kernel module should be included in kernel config file? Since we could create gre interfaces without any problems before we customize the kernel.





On Monday, February 17, 2014 1:40 PM, Milan Obuch <freebsd-hackers at dino.sk> wrote:
 
On Mon, 17 Feb 2014 01:52:38 -0800 (PST)
>
>Nomad Esst <noname.esst at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>> Recently I've customized my kernel and deleted most of unused devices
>> and options. When I try to create a a gre interface I get this error: 
>> 
>> 
>> ifconfig: siocifcreate2: invalid argument
>> 
>> I'm using FreeBSD9.2 AMD 64
>> 
>> What's the problem?
>>
>
>If you do not have 'device gre' in kernel config and module if_gre is
>not loaded automatically, you need to do it yourself - just use
>'kldload if_gre' before you try to create interface greN.
>
>Regards,
>Milan
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