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Re: Plex media drive mount point

by Bill Minckler

If Plex is installed as a snap, it can only see things in “/media”. I don’t know the district you are using so I don’t know how to check the package that is installed. Try “ps -ef | grep -i plex” (sorry if that command is odd or has odd flags). If it shows plex has snap in the name is an easy way to check. On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 10:51 PM Richard Klein via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > I blew away my Linux Mint installation today and installed Manjaro. All > my media for my Plex server was on a separate drive that was mounted at > /Media. Now it's at /run/media/richspk/Media/, and Plex can't see anything > below richspk. My /etc/fstab is much more spartan than I'd expected. sda > is a Windows install, sdb is media, and sdc is the Manjaro install. Should > I add /Media (sdb) to /etc/fstab, or should I mount it some other way? > This is what /etc/fstab looks like right now: > > # /etc/fstab: static file system information. > # > # Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a device; > this may > # be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices that works even > if > # disks are added and removed. See fstab(5). > # > # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> > <pass> > UUID=26dedffb-3099-4a86-b565-c2e8adec81b2 / ext4 > defaults,noatime,discard 0 1 > tmpfs /tmp tmpfs > defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0 > > And current block devices: > NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT UUID > loop0 7:0 0 89.1M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/core/8039 > sda 8:0 0 465.8G 0 disk > ├─sda1 8:1 0 500M 0 part > B6AAD05DAAD01BA5 > ├─sda2 8:2 0 464.5G 0 part > E002D31A02D2F50E > └─sda3 8:3 0 846M 0 part > 9294B21894B1FF33 > sdb 8:16 0 2.7T 0 disk /run/media/richspk/Media > 946b363e-ec7e-49d1-a5f2-f06caf8e4e21 > sdc 8:32 0 931.5G 0 disk > └─sdc1 8:33 0 931.5G 0 part / > 26dedffb-3099-4a86-b565-c2e8adec81b2 > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org >

Dec. 1, 2019

Re: Plex media drive mount point

by Richard Klein

I think I'll worry about it tomorrow. On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 11:31 PM Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> wrote: > My guess is that it's sdb instead of sdb1 simply because there's only a > single partition on the drive, but that's just a guess. Using the UUID > seems safer, in any case. > > You're right, it's not in my home directory, per se, but it seems to > effectively be another home directory; I'm the owner, and plex doesn't have > the permissions it needs. I *can* rename, move, delete, and otherwise > manipulate the files in there, but plex can't see them. > > On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 11:24 PM Andrew Oprea via WLUG < > wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > >> Ok, I'm with you that Plex can't read the directory structure, but I >> don't think that drive is mounted in your home directory. >> Your home directory is /home/richspk right? >> The machine is mounting that drive at /run/media/richspk/Media >> I'm guessing that mount point is owned by your user, rather than root, >> or a group that Plex is part of. >> If you'd like to try mounting it back to /Media you'll need to make >> that directory with: >> # cd / >> # mkdir Media >> and then add a line to fstab to mount the device there: (here's my >> shot at it, no promises i get it right right first try) >> sdb /Media auto defaults >> >> This line makes me vaguely uncomfortable because I'm expecting the >> partition 'sdb1' rather than the drive 'sdb', but sdb is what it shows >> in your current devices. >> If it fails to mount, try: sdb1 /Media auto defaults >> or: UUID=946b363e-ec7e-49d1-a5f2-f06caf8e4e21 /Media auto >> defaults >> >> - Drew >> >> On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 11:09 PM Richard Klein via WLUG >> <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: >> > >> > It's a permissions issue; Plex doesn't have permission to read stuff in >> my home directory. Thus, I think I need to re-mount it outside of my home >> directory, but I'm not sure on the best way to do that. >> > >> > On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 11:05 PM Andrew Oprea via WLUG < >> wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: >> >> >> >> I doubt that Plex has some limitation related to browsing 5 >> >> directories deep. I'm curious what file system you've used on that >> >> 2.7T drive. >> >> I know I've written things to ext3 and ext4 drives, reinstalled a >> >> linux distro with my usual usernames (but randomly generated UID!) and >> >> been unable to browse my reused storage media. This isn't a issue with >> >> a VFAT drive, because those files don't have an owner. >> >> See if your user account can browse that directory structure? >> >> Maybe you will have to chown all the folders and files on that drive. >> >> Does Plex run as its own UID, or does it use your usual user one? >> >> (This question implies Plex is a server running on this machine, is >> >> that the case, or are you using the Plex app on another device?) >> >> Maybe you will have to add the Plex user to a group that has access to >> >> that drive (or to hot mountable drives generally)? >> >> >> >> - Drew >> >> >> >> On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 10:51 PM Richard Klein via WLUG >> >> <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: >> >> > >> >> > I blew away my Linux Mint installation today and installed Manjaro. >> All my media for my Plex server was on a separate drive that was mounted at >> /Media. Now it's at /run/media/richspk/Media/, and Plex can't see anything >> below richspk. My /etc/fstab is much more spartan than I'd expected. sda >> is a Windows install, sdb is media, and sdc is the Manjaro install. Should >> I add /Media (sdb) to /etc/fstab, or should I mount it some other way? >> This is what /etc/fstab looks like right now: >> >> > >> >> > # /etc/fstab: static file system information. >> >> > # >> >> > # Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a >> device; this may >> >> > # be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices that works >> even if >> >> > # disks are added and removed. See fstab(5). >> >> > # >> >> > # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> >> <dump> <pass> >> >> > UUID=26dedffb-3099-4a86-b565-c2e8adec81b2 / ext4 >> defaults,noatime,discard 0 1 >> >> > tmpfs /tmp tmpfs >> defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0 >> >> > >> >> > And current block devices: >> >> > NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT UUID >> >> > loop0 7:0 0 89.1M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/core/8039 >> >> > sda 8:0 0 465.8G 0 disk >> >> > ├─sda1 8:1 0 500M 0 part >> B6AAD05DAAD01BA5 >> >> > ├─sda2 8:2 0 464.5G 0 part >> E002D31A02D2F50E >> >> > └─sda3 8:3 0 846M 0 part >> 9294B21894B1FF33 >> >> > sdb 8:16 0 2.7T 0 disk /run/media/richspk/Media >> 946b363e-ec7e-49d1-a5f2-f06caf8e4e21 >> >> > sdc 8:32 0 931.5G 0 disk >> >> > └─sdc1 8:33 0 931.5G 0 part / >> 26dedffb-3099-4a86-b565-c2e8adec81b2 >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org >> >> > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org >> >> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org >> > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org >> _______________________________________________ >> WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org >> >

Dec. 1, 2019

Re: Plex media drive mount point

by Richard Klein

My guess is that it's sdb instead of sdb1 simply because there's only a single partition on the drive, but that's just a guess. Using the UUID seems safer, in any case. You're right, it's not in my home directory, per se, but it seems to effectively be another home directory; I'm the owner, and plex doesn't have the permissions it needs. I *can* rename, move, delete, and otherwise manipulate the files in there, but plex can't see them. On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 11:24 PM Andrew Oprea via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > Ok, I'm with you that Plex can't read the directory structure, but I > don't think that drive is mounted in your home directory. > Your home directory is /home/richspk right? > The machine is mounting that drive at /run/media/richspk/Media > I'm guessing that mount point is owned by your user, rather than root, > or a group that Plex is part of. > If you'd like to try mounting it back to /Media you'll need to make > that directory with: > # cd / > # mkdir Media > and then add a line to fstab to mount the device there: (here's my > shot at it, no promises i get it right right first try) > sdb /Media auto defaults > > This line makes me vaguely uncomfortable because I'm expecting the > partition 'sdb1' rather than the drive 'sdb', but sdb is what it shows > in your current devices. > If it fails to mount, try: sdb1 /Media auto defaults > or: UUID=946b363e-ec7e-49d1-a5f2-f06caf8e4e21 /Media auto > defaults > > - Drew > > On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 11:09 PM Richard Klein via WLUG > <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > > > > It's a permissions issue; Plex doesn't have permission to read stuff in > my home directory. Thus, I think I need to re-mount it outside of my home > directory, but I'm not sure on the best way to do that. > > > > On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 11:05 PM Andrew Oprea via WLUG < > wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > >> > >> I doubt that Plex has some limitation related to browsing 5 > >> directories deep. I'm curious what file system you've used on that > >> 2.7T drive. > >> I know I've written things to ext3 and ext4 drives, reinstalled a > >> linux distro with my usual usernames (but randomly generated UID!) and > >> been unable to browse my reused storage media. This isn't a issue with > >> a VFAT drive, because those files don't have an owner. > >> See if your user account can browse that directory structure? > >> Maybe you will have to chown all the folders and files on that drive. > >> Does Plex run as its own UID, or does it use your usual user one? > >> (This question implies Plex is a server running on this machine, is > >> that the case, or are you using the Plex app on another device?) > >> Maybe you will have to add the Plex user to a group that has access to > >> that drive (or to hot mountable drives generally)? > >> > >> - Drew > >> > >> On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 10:51 PM Richard Klein via WLUG > >> <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > >> > > >> > I blew away my Linux Mint installation today and installed Manjaro. > All my media for my Plex server was on a separate drive that was mounted at > /Media. Now it's at /run/media/richspk/Media/, and Plex can't see anything > below richspk. My /etc/fstab is much more spartan than I'd expected. sda > is a Windows install, sdb is media, and sdc is the Manjaro install. Should > I add /Media (sdb) to /etc/fstab, or should I mount it some other way? > This is what /etc/fstab looks like right now: > >> > > >> > # /etc/fstab: static file system information. > >> > # > >> > # Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a > device; this may > >> > # be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices that works > even if > >> > # disks are added and removed. See fstab(5). > >> > # > >> > # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> > <pass> > >> > UUID=26dedffb-3099-4a86-b565-c2e8adec81b2 / ext4 > defaults,noatime,discard 0 1 > >> > tmpfs /tmp tmpfs > defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0 > >> > > >> > And current block devices: > >> > NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT UUID > >> > loop0 7:0 0 89.1M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/core/8039 > >> > sda 8:0 0 465.8G 0 disk > >> > ├─sda1 8:1 0 500M 0 part > B6AAD05DAAD01BA5 > >> > ├─sda2 8:2 0 464.5G 0 part > E002D31A02D2F50E > >> > └─sda3 8:3 0 846M 0 part > 9294B21894B1FF33 > >> > sdb 8:16 0 2.7T 0 disk /run/media/richspk/Media > 946b363e-ec7e-49d1-a5f2-f06caf8e4e21 > >> > sdc 8:32 0 931.5G 0 disk > >> > └─sdc1 8:33 0 931.5G 0 part / > 26dedffb-3099-4a86-b565-c2e8adec81b2 > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > >> > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > >> _______________________________________________ > >> WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > >> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org >

Dec. 1, 2019

Re: Plex media drive mount point

by Andrew Oprea

Ok, I'm with you that Plex can't read the directory structure, but I don't think that drive is mounted in your home directory. Your home directory is /home/richspk right? The machine is mounting that drive at /run/media/richspk/Media I'm guessing that mount point is owned by your user, rather than root, or a group that Plex is part of. If you'd like to try mounting it back to /Media you'll need to make that directory with: # cd / # mkdir Media and then add a line to fstab to mount the device there: (here's my shot at it, no promises i get it right right first try) sdb /Media auto defaults This line makes me vaguely uncomfortable because I'm expecting the partition 'sdb1' rather than the drive 'sdb', but sdb is what it shows in your current devices. If it fails to mount, try: sdb1 /Media auto defaults or: UUID=946b363e-ec7e-49d1-a5f2-f06caf8e4e21 /Media auto defaults - Drew On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 11:09 PM Richard Klein via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > > It's a permissions issue; Plex doesn't have permission to read stuff in my home directory. Thus, I think I need to re-mount it outside of my home directory, but I'm not sure on the best way to do that. > > On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 11:05 PM Andrew Oprea via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: >> >> I doubt that Plex has some limitation related to browsing 5 >> directories deep. I'm curious what file system you've used on that >> 2.7T drive. >> I know I've written things to ext3 and ext4 drives, reinstalled a >> linux distro with my usual usernames (but randomly generated UID!) and >> been unable to browse my reused storage media. This isn't a issue with >> a VFAT drive, because those files don't have an owner. >> See if your user account can browse that directory structure? >> Maybe you will have to chown all the folders and files on that drive. >> Does Plex run as its own UID, or does it use your usual user one? >> (This question implies Plex is a server running on this machine, is >> that the case, or are you using the Plex app on another device?) >> Maybe you will have to add the Plex user to a group that has access to >> that drive (or to hot mountable drives generally)? >> >> - Drew >> >> On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 10:51 PM Richard Klein via WLUG >> <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: >> > >> > I blew away my Linux Mint installation today and installed Manjaro. All my media for my Plex server was on a separate drive that was mounted at /Media. Now it's at /run/media/richspk/Media/, and Plex can't see anything below richspk. My /etc/fstab is much more spartan than I'd expected. sda is a Windows install, sdb is media, and sdc is the Manjaro install. Should I add /Media (sdb) to /etc/fstab, or should I mount it some other way? This is what /etc/fstab looks like right now: >> > >> > # /etc/fstab: static file system information. >> > # >> > # Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a device; this may >> > # be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices that works even if >> > # disks are added and removed. See fstab(5). >> > # >> > # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> >> > UUID=26dedffb-3099-4a86-b565-c2e8adec81b2 / ext4 defaults,noatime,discard 0 1 >> > tmpfs /tmp tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0 >> > >> > And current block devices: >> > NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT UUID >> > loop0 7:0 0 89.1M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/core/8039 >> > sda 8:0 0 465.8G 0 disk >> > ├─sda1 8:1 0 500M 0 part B6AAD05DAAD01BA5 >> > ├─sda2 8:2 0 464.5G 0 part E002D31A02D2F50E >> > └─sda3 8:3 0 846M 0 part 9294B21894B1FF33 >> > sdb 8:16 0 2.7T 0 disk /run/media/richspk/Media 946b363e-ec7e-49d1-a5f2-f06caf8e4e21 >> > sdc 8:32 0 931.5G 0 disk >> > └─sdc1 8:33 0 931.5G 0 part / 26dedffb-3099-4a86-b565-c2e8adec81b2 >> > _______________________________________________ >> > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org >> > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org >> _______________________________________________ >> WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org

Dec. 1, 2019

Re: Plex media drive mount point

by Richard Klein

It's a permissions issue; Plex doesn't have permission to read stuff in my home directory. Thus, I think I need to re-mount it outside of my home directory, but I'm not sure on the best way to do that. On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 11:05 PM Andrew Oprea via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > I doubt that Plex has some limitation related to browsing 5 > directories deep. I'm curious what file system you've used on that > 2.7T drive. > I know I've written things to ext3 and ext4 drives, reinstalled a > linux distro with my usual usernames (but randomly generated UID!) and > been unable to browse my reused storage media. This isn't a issue with > a VFAT drive, because those files don't have an owner. > See if your user account can browse that directory structure? > Maybe you will have to chown all the folders and files on that drive. > Does Plex run as its own UID, or does it use your usual user one? > (This question implies Plex is a server running on this machine, is > that the case, or are you using the Plex app on another device?) > Maybe you will have to add the Plex user to a group that has access to > that drive (or to hot mountable drives generally)? > > - Drew > > On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 10:51 PM Richard Klein via WLUG > <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > > > > I blew away my Linux Mint installation today and installed Manjaro. All > my media for my Plex server was on a separate drive that was mounted at > /Media. Now it's at /run/media/richspk/Media/, and Plex can't see anything > below richspk. My /etc/fstab is much more spartan than I'd expected. sda > is a Windows install, sdb is media, and sdc is the Manjaro install. Should > I add /Media (sdb) to /etc/fstab, or should I mount it some other way? > This is what /etc/fstab looks like right now: > > > > # /etc/fstab: static file system information. > > # > > # Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a device; > this may > > # be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices that works > even if > > # disks are added and removed. See fstab(5). > > # > > # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> > <pass> > > UUID=26dedffb-3099-4a86-b565-c2e8adec81b2 / ext4 > defaults,noatime,discard 0 1 > > tmpfs /tmp tmpfs > defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0 > > > > And current block devices: > > NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT UUID > > loop0 7:0 0 89.1M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/core/8039 > > sda 8:0 0 465.8G 0 disk > > ├─sda1 8:1 0 500M 0 part > B6AAD05DAAD01BA5 > > ├─sda2 8:2 0 464.5G 0 part > E002D31A02D2F50E > > └─sda3 8:3 0 846M 0 part > 9294B21894B1FF33 > > sdb 8:16 0 2.7T 0 disk /run/media/richspk/Media > 946b363e-ec7e-49d1-a5f2-f06caf8e4e21 > > sdc 8:32 0 931.5G 0 disk > > └─sdc1 8:33 0 931.5G 0 part / > 26dedffb-3099-4a86-b565-c2e8adec81b2 > > _______________________________________________ > > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org >

Dec. 1, 2019

Re: Plex media drive mount point

by Andrew Oprea

I doubt that Plex has some limitation related to browsing 5 directories deep. I'm curious what file system you've used on that 2.7T drive. I know I've written things to ext3 and ext4 drives, reinstalled a linux distro with my usual usernames (but randomly generated UID!) and been unable to browse my reused storage media. This isn't a issue with a VFAT drive, because those files don't have an owner. See if your user account can browse that directory structure? Maybe you will have to chown all the folders and files on that drive. Does Plex run as its own UID, or does it use your usual user one? (This question implies Plex is a server running on this machine, is that the case, or are you using the Plex app on another device?) Maybe you will have to add the Plex user to a group that has access to that drive (or to hot mountable drives generally)? - Drew On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 10:51 PM Richard Klein via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > > I blew away my Linux Mint installation today and installed Manjaro. All my media for my Plex server was on a separate drive that was mounted at /Media. Now it's at /run/media/richspk/Media/, and Plex can't see anything below richspk. My /etc/fstab is much more spartan than I'd expected. sda is a Windows install, sdb is media, and sdc is the Manjaro install. Should I add /Media (sdb) to /etc/fstab, or should I mount it some other way? This is what /etc/fstab looks like right now: > > # /etc/fstab: static file system information. > # > # Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a device; this may > # be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices that works even if > # disks are added and removed. See fstab(5). > # > # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> > UUID=26dedffb-3099-4a86-b565-c2e8adec81b2 / ext4 defaults,noatime,discard 0 1 > tmpfs /tmp tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0 > > And current block devices: > NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT UUID > loop0 7:0 0 89.1M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/core/8039 > sda 8:0 0 465.8G 0 disk > ├─sda1 8:1 0 500M 0 part B6AAD05DAAD01BA5 > ├─sda2 8:2 0 464.5G 0 part E002D31A02D2F50E > └─sda3 8:3 0 846M 0 part 9294B21894B1FF33 > sdb 8:16 0 2.7T 0 disk /run/media/richspk/Media 946b363e-ec7e-49d1-a5f2-f06caf8e4e21 > sdc 8:32 0 931.5G 0 disk > └─sdc1 8:33 0 931.5G 0 part / 26dedffb-3099-4a86-b565-c2e8adec81b2 > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org

Dec. 1, 2019

Plex media drive mount point

by Richard Klein

I blew away my Linux Mint installation today and installed Manjaro. All my media for my Plex server was on a separate drive that was mounted at /Media. Now it's at /run/media/richspk/Media/, and Plex can't see anything below richspk. My /etc/fstab is much more spartan than I'd expected. sda is a Windows install, sdb is media, and sdc is the Manjaro install. Should I add /Media (sdb) to /etc/fstab, or should I mount it some other way? This is what /etc/fstab looks like right now: # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a device; this may # be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices that works even if # disks are added and removed. See fstab(5). # # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> UUID=26dedffb-3099-4a86-b565-c2e8adec81b2 / ext4 defaults,noatime,discard 0 1 tmpfs /tmp tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0 And current block devices: NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT UUID loop0 7:0 0 89.1M 1 loop /var/lib/snapd/snap/core/8039 sda 8:0 0 465.8G 0 disk ├─sda1 8:1 0 500M 0 part B6AAD05DAAD01BA5 ├─sda2 8:2 0 464.5G 0 part E002D31A02D2F50E └─sda3 8:3 0 846M 0 part 9294B21894B1FF33 sdb 8:16 0 2.7T 0 disk /run/media/richspk/Media 946b363e-ec7e-49d1-a5f2-f06caf8e4e21 sdc 8:32 0 931.5G 0 disk └─sdc1 8:33 0 931.5G 0 part / 26dedffb-3099-4a86-b565-c2e8adec81b2

Dec. 1, 2019

Re: [EXT] Call for help with network hardware setup

by Anderson, Charles R

On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 03:04:21PM -0500, Keith Wright wrote: > In production they are _very_ different subnets. > The LAN is 192.168.1.* while the internet address is > 66.92.74.188/24. I am just trying to test it all > with both cables going to things that I control. > > > If you want them to be in the same subnet (why?) > > As I said, just for testing. Would it help to test > with address 192.168.2.1/24 (note 2 in second to low order byte). > I've never tried to use such an address, and I am not > sure how to configure the other machines to use it > without trying to route through gateway to the internet. Yes. If you want to test with a test router and test network, then you need to set up a test network and plug a test system into it. If you have this now: realsystem---[REAL-LAN switch]---[REAL-LAN-interface realrouter REAL-WAN-interface]---Internet REAL-LAN-interface is presumably 192.168.1.1/24. REAL-WAN-interface is whatever your ISP gave you. Then this could be your test network: testsystem---[TEST-LAN switch]---[TEST-LAN-interface testrouter TEST-WAN-interface]---[REAL-LAN-Switch] TEST-LAN switch could just be a (crossover) ethernet cable if you don't want more than one test system or don't have another switch. testrouter is your new Debian system. testsystem == 192.168.2.10/24, default gateway == 192.168.2.1 TEST-LAN-interface == 192.168.2.1/24 TEST-WAN-interface == 192.168.1.xxx/24 (a free IP on your real network), default gateway 192.168.1.1

Nov. 22, 2019

Re: [EXT] Call for help with network hardware setup

by Keith Wright

"Anderson, Charles R via WLUG" <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: >> Have I found a bug? Done something stupid? > > You have two NICs configured in the same subnet. If you intend to > make two subnets for the Green and Red NICs, make sure the subnet > addresses doesn't overlap. In production they are _very_ different subnets. The LAN is 192.168.1.* while the internet address is 66.92.74.188/24. I am just trying to test it all with both cables going to things that I control. > If you want them to be in the same subnet (why?) As I said, just for testing. Would it help to test with address 192.168.2.1/24 (note 2 in second to low order byte). I've never tried to use such an address, and I am not sure how to configure the other machines to use it without trying to route through gateway to the internet. >then the behavior you see is normal for Weak Host Model systems: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host_model Thank you for that link. I added it to the web page and will continue to update as I learn more. > You can reconfigure your system for Strong Host Model and/or use > multiple routing tables and source rules to control which NIC is used > for which traffic: > > https://access.redhat.com/solutions/30564 Roger. Will read. -- Keith

Nov. 22, 2019

Re: [EXT] Call for help with network hardware setup

by Anderson, Charles R

On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 01:39:24PM -0500, Keith Wright via WLUG wrote: > I am using Debian and trying to set up a couple of > ethernet cards. I've seen strange behavior. > > Have I found a bug? Done something stupid? > > Rather than clog the WLUG list with details, > I have put my question on a web page, which > I will update as I learn more: > > http://www.free-comp-shop.com/ether.html You have two NICs configured in the same subnet. If you intend to make two subnets for the Green and Red NICs, make sure the subnet addresses doesn't overlap. If you want them to be in the same subnet (why?) then the behavior you see is normal for Weak Host Model systems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host_model You can reconfigure your system for Strong Host Model and/or use multiple routing tables and source rules to control which NIC is used for which traffic: https://access.redhat.com/solutions/30564

Nov. 22, 2019