Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 10:33:51 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> To: Ian FREISLICH <if@hetzner.co.za> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [patch] Print the mac address for discarded oversize frames Message-ID: <20041110103204.R50554@carver.gumbysoft.com> In-Reply-To: <E1CRngH-000JrE-00@hetzner.co.za> References: <E1CRngH-000JrE-00@hetzner.co.za>
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On Wed, 10 Nov 2004, Ian FREISLICH wrote: > Does it not make sense to print the mac address of the offending > oversize frame generator, so at least the host generating these > frames can be investigated? Your switch is supposed to fix or reject malformed packets, so the MAC may be a red herring. > FWIW, the arrival of these frames seem to lock-up the rl0 (on > 5.2-CURRENT #25: Tue Mar 30) until a keypress on the console. Maybe the oversized packets are a symptom of what appears to be broken interrupts on your system, not the other way aroud? Try booting in safe mode and see if the problem goes away. -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org
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