RTNETLINK answers: Operation not supported

Question

In fact, I want to use pipework to add an ipoib interface into docker container. Pipework use ip command to do this. But when running the command...

ip link add link ib0 name ib0.2613 type ipoib

I get

RTNETLINK answers: Operation not supported

I searched google and find this

It list all the kernel configuration that iproute2 need. I try this ,but it dosn't work for me. My OS is "3.19.0-25-generic #26~14.04.1-Ubuntu".

Any help would be appreciate!

Solution 1

I got a similar error, you should try this:

# apt-get install wireguard-dkms wireguard-tools linux-headers-$(uname -r)

It worked for me, kernel headers missing :shrug:

Solution 2

Maybe you're missing linux-headers. That was my case when I tried to install wireguard and got similar error after typing sudo ip link add dev wg0 type wireguard.

I resolved this by installing the linux-headers corresponding to my kernel version. In my case, I had kernel version 4.9.0-8-amd and so I installed the package linux-headers-4.9.0-8-amd:

sudo apt install linux-headers-4.9.0-8-amd

There is little informations about this on the internet and I had to find this on the wiki of ArchLinux.

Solution 3

Update the kernel version to 4.17 or above

Comments

[SommerEngineering]

This problem can also occur later. Say WireGuard was installed correctly. After a few weeks there will be a kernel update, which will be installed. From this point on, the old headers no longer fit the new kernel. I have discussed the issue in my blog post.

[jeudyx]

This worked for me on Ubuntu 18.04 but also needed to install sudo apt install openresolv. Reference: github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand/issues/1434

[Dennie]

On Raspberry Pi I ran pivpn -wg to update Wireguard which fixed the problem for me.

[jerblack]

I was 4.19 on Debian Buster and I had this problem. It was resolved by upgrading to kernel version 5.10 from buster backports.