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Date:      Thu, 18 Dec 2014 08:16:04 -0800
From:      "David P. Discher" <dpd@dpdtech.com>
To:        Craig Rodrigues <rodrigc@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        FreeBSD Net <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>, Adam McDougall <mcdouga9@egr.msu.edu>
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD 10-stable (r274577) LACP / IEEE 802.3ad with TP-Link TL-SG2008 - not working
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On Dec 17, 2014, at 9:11 PM, Craig Rodrigues <rodrigc@FreeBSD.org> =
wrote:
>=20
>=20
> And here:
>=20
> http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=3Disg1VM64842
>=20


Ah, wow =85 that IBM article - what I=92m seeing is the four-byte Frame =
Check Sequence (FCS).   I download the IEEE Std 802.1AX-2008 PDF, Figure =
5=968=97 LACPDU structure, page 33, shows this structure with the FCS =
field.  (802.3ad has evolved into 802.1AX) - The 802.3ad spec PDF is =
$155.=20

It=92s unclear if this was added to a later version spec.  And with FCS =
field, FreeBSD LACP just does not work.  So =85 it would seem that big =
iron routers and switches either are not adding in the FCS field.  Or - =
it is possible, with how the IBM support article is written - it is =
possibly this field might be getting stripped by some NIC hardware or =
drivers.

Ok =85 I=92m going to investigate this further.  I=92m working on =
getting/borrowing a few different vendors switches with LACP and see =
what I can find out.


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David P. Discher
http://davidpdischer.com/
AIM: DavidDPD | Y!M: daviddpdz=20




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