From d65a0cf9e6ffb70adeae8d3d98c1894772bfc741 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: beeanyew Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2021 09:35:30 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update A314 readme Add some instructions for how to make the Pi stop dropping the ARP whatever something entry for the Amiga, I have no idea what these things are called. --- a314/README.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/a314/README.md b/a314/README.md index 6374d29..0942309 100644 --- a/a314/README.md +++ b/a314/README.md @@ -141,6 +141,17 @@ Uncomment the line, by removing the #: net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 ``` +- To prevent the A314 Ethernet from ceasing to function after a short amount of time, you **must** perform these steps: +Open the file `/etc/rc.local` using your preferred text editor, for instance this is how you would do it with nano: +``` +sudo nano /etc/rc.local +``` +Insert this line to the file, on a line **before** `exit 0`. Do **not** remove the `exit 0` line at the end of the file. +``` +arp -s 192.168.2.2 40:61:33:31:34:65 +``` +This will add the A314 Ethernet's MAC address as a static ARP entry for the Raspberry Pi's internal networking whatever so it doesn't randomly forget about the Amiga. + - Reboot the Pi. #### **On the Amiga**: