NetworkingΒΆ
The device has on ethernet interface onboard, which is called eth0. It supports 10/100 Mbit connections and MDI/MDI-X. It ships with the following default network configuration:
Parameter | Setting |
---|---|
Linux interface | eth0 |
Connector | J2 |
IPv4 address | 192.168.37.250 |
IPv4 address | 255.255.255.0 |
The interface for CP [1] SLAC [2] is called qca0. It behaves like a usual ethernet interface (including ethtool support). The QCA7000 which is connected via SPI to the i.MX28 runs in burst mode. This interface ships with the following default network configuration.
Parameter | Setting |
---|---|
Linux interface | qca0 |
Connector | X6 |
IPv4 address | 192.168.66.2 |
IPv4 address | 255.255.255.0 |
Note: In order to keep compatibility with older BSP the CP interface is renamed during boot from eth1 to qca0.
For a detailed description of all possible settings, please refer to the Debian network documentation.
The following list mentions only some features a Linux system is capable of:
- IPv4
- IPv6
- Unix domain sockets
- TCP / UDP
- VLAN, DHCP, Ethernet Bridging ( requires additional configuration )
Footnotes
[1] | Control Pilot |
[2] | Signal Level Attenuation Characterization |