[AG-TECH] AG2.2 networking configuration

[Randy Groves]

Is GLOBUS_HOSTNAME even used anymore?  I removed it before installing 2.2,
and I don't see 2.2 setting it - is something wrong with my install?

-randy

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004, Brian Corrie wrote:

> Hi Ivan,
>
> Speaking of replacements for programs in AG 2.2 I noticed a problem
> recently. In 2.1.2 when my PIG node changed locations (home to office
> etc) there was an app that started up that changed the GLOBUS_HOSTNAME
> variable. I am not sure what it was called but it detected a change in
> the networking config and asked if I wanted to change the variable... On
> 2.2 this does not seem to happen - is that correct? I had to go into the
> environment variables and change it explicitly to get it to work from
> home...
>
> Do you still have that app or some sort of replacement for it?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Brian
>
>
> Ivan R. Judson wrote:
>
> > That makes sense, clearly the discovery of devices in that code is platform
> > specific.
> >
> > If you can write a python function that enumerates them we can integrate
> > that as a patch.
> >
> > --Ivan
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: dgolden at cp.dias.ie [mailto:dgolden at cp.dias.ie]
> >>Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 9:43 AM
> >>To: judson at mcs.anl.gov
> >>Cc: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> >>Subject: RE: [AG-TECH] AG2.2 replacement for setupvideo.py
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>We'll have to sort out what's going on.
> >>>
> >>
> >>Haven't filed a formal bug report yet, but I immediately saw
> >>the problem once pointed to that method:
> >>
> >>/proc/video/dev doesn't exist at all on my system...
> >>(stock debian 2.6 kernel).
> >>
> >>In kernel 2.6 , the information is available via sysfs in
> >>/sys/class/video4linux not /proc/video/dev ...
> >>
> >>In 2.6 there has been a move to rationalise the /proc fs to
> >>be for processes only, and the sundry kernel stuff to /sys
> >>
> >>Neater that way, I guess.
> >>
> >>Best Regards,
> >>
> >>David Golden
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>