LinuxCNC Mesa card and network

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21 Nov 2022 14:34 #257220 by Vorms
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Hello, When linuxcnc run (with a mesa card) it is not possible to use the network.
As I see on forum I installed network-manager but this doesn't solve the problem.

When I run linuxcnc, I am unable to ping the local router...

How can I solve this issue ?

Many thanks for your help.
Best regards
 

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21 Nov 2022 15:23 #257224 by tommylight
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Does it have 1 or 2 network cards?
With one, you can not use Mesa and Internet.
With 2, you can use both at the same time.
Since you gave no info, i can not offer more help for now.
P.S.
1 ethernet RJ45 and 1 wireless/WiFi also can be used at the same time with network manager, not with WiCD.

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21 Nov 2022 16:17 #257233 by Vorms
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Many thanks for your reply. The machine has only one ethernet interface. I am very surprised that it can not be possible to use the ethernet when linux cnc is running.
How can I load the gcode file in the Linuxcnc application? Is that some alternative? I see on a forum that installing network manager solve the issue, but not for me...

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21 Nov 2022 16:31 #257234 by tommylight
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Does it have WiFi?

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21 Nov 2022 17:02 #257237 by Vorms
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No wifi....
I don't understand why the ethernet connection is 'blocked' when linux cnc run. Is that a linuxcnc design? Is it a possible to load a file from the network?

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21 Nov 2022 17:34 #257238 by tommylight
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Use a USB drive
Or USB WiFi
Or USB network card

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21 Nov 2022 18:38 #257242 by Vorms
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If I modify the machine and will have two Ethernet Interfaces, can I connect both Ethernet interfaces in the same switch ? ie one for the mesa card and one for local network ?

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21 Nov 2022 19:53 #257251 by rodw
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The Mesa card requires a dedicated point to point ethernet connection so the real time performance is not affected by network latency.  Its not a generic network device to install on your network. To also connect to the internet you must use a seperate NIC or wifi connection.

The documentation for th  hm2_eth driver tell syou how to set a fixed IP addres for the NIC on the PC. Asssuming the ip Address of the mesa card is 10.10.10.10, use 10.10.10.1 at the PC end. 
linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/man/man9/hm2_eth.9.html

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21 Nov 2022 21:32 #257263 by Vorms
Replied by Vorms on topic LinuxCNC Mesa card and network
Ok it's very clear now !
So If I add an interface, I will be able to load a file from a file server using the second interface.
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Thierry Vorms
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21 Nov 2022 21:42 #257264 by tommylight
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So If I add an interface, I will be able to load a file from a file server using the second interface.

Yes.
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