Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 05:40:17 -0800 (PST) From: mb@imp.ch To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: kern/14841: IEEE 802 encapsulation for arp on ethernet isn't supported Message-ID: <19991112134017.AF72114C9E@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 14841 >Category: kern >Synopsis: IEEE 802 encapsulation for arp on ethernet isn't supported >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Nov 12 05:50:00 PST 1999 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Martin Blapp >Release: FreeBSD 4.0 CURRENT >Organization: Improware AG >Environment: not important >Description: In RFC 1122, Requirements for Internet Hosts -- Communication Layers); Chapter II, 2.3.3 (Ethernet and IEEE 802 Encpasulation) is written: [...] Every Internet host connected to a 10Mbps Ethernet cable; - MUST be able to send and recieve packets using RFC-894 encapsulation. - SHOULD be able to recieve RFC-1042 packets intermixed with RFC-894 packets. [...] It seems that FreeBSD does not support snap encapsulation on Ethernet. Of seven different OS's, only FreeBSD had problems with setting the arp replies. It's not usual that if we ask with type ether, the replay is type snap, but it can happen. >How-To-Repeat: (using snap encapsulation on router as specified RFC-1042) # tcpdump -s 1500 -v -v snap arp arp reply ibmrouter is-at 0:60:92:10:6d:20 hardware #6 # arp -n -a ? (192.168.115.252) at incomplete [ethernet] (using ether encapsulation on router as specified in RFC-894) # tcpdump -s 1500 -v -v arp reply ibmrouter is-at 0:60:92:10:6d:20 (0:60:92:10:6d:20) # arp -n -a ? (192.168.115.252) at 0:60:92:10:6d:20 [ethernet] >Fix: I'm still investigating the problem. Help is welcome. It seems that ATM does only support snap encapsulation for tcp, so it should also be possible to implement on Ethernet. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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