Messages in this thread | | | From | Jon Rifkin <> | Subject | PROBLEM: Network interface fails after RX packet count cycles back to zero | Date | Mon, 28 Feb 2000 10:18:07 -0500 |
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I have a problem which I think may originate in the kernel. Below is the problem in the format recommended in the REPORTING-BUGS file.
Thanks for your time.
Jon Rifkin Data Communications University of Connecticut jon.rifkin@uconn.edu
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[1.] One line summary of the problem:
Cannot read network interface after RX packet count cycles back to zero.
[2.] Full description of the problem/report:
My eth1 interface listens continuously to a busy link in promiscuous mode. At first ifconfig reports the number of RX packets as steadily increasing. Once this number reaches 2147483647 (2^31-1) after about 6 days it stops increasing and remains constant. After another 6 days, presumably when 2^32 packets have passed by, the interface stops reading packets. The only solution I've found it to reboot the system.
This problem has happened regularly every 12 days or so and has repeated at least half a dozen times.
[3.] Keywords (i.e., modules, networking, kernel):
Network, promiscuous mode, ip, kernel
[4.] Kernel version (from /proc/version):
Linux version 2.2.13 (root@bluet.ucc.uconn.edu) (gcc version egcs-2.91.66 199903 14/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release)) #2 SMP Mon Oct 25 13:40:24 EDT 1999
[5.] Output of Oops.. message (if applicable) with symbolic information resolved (see Documentation/oops-tracing.txt)
No oops message.
[6.] A small shell script or example program which triggers the problem (if possible)
Try putting your interface into promiscuous mode on a busy link.
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Below is the output of scripts/ver_linux under the linux source tree which might be useful.
-- Versions installed: (if some fields are empty or looks -- unusual then possibly you have very old versions) Linux bluet.ucc.uconn.edu 2.2.13 #2 SMP Mon Oct 25 13:40:24 EDT 1999 i686 unknown Kernel modules 2.1.121 Gnu C egcs-2.91.66 Binutils 2.9.1.0.24 Linux C Library 2.1.2 Dynamic linker ldd (GNU libc) 2.1.2 Procps 2.0.4 Mount 2.9u Net-tools 1.53 Console-tools 1999.03.02 Sh-utils 2.0 Sh-utils Parker. Sh-utils Sh-utils Inc. Sh-utils NO Sh-utils PURPOSE. Modules Loaded ------------------------------------------------------------------
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