Re: bad tcp checksum

[Jan den Ouden <jan.ml@denouden.info>]

Yes, you're right, the solution is the use ethtool in the domU domain to 
disable checksum offloading. I didn't expect it was related to Xen, so 
that's why I asked here.

Thanks for the pointer.

Jan

Tom Eastep wrote:
> On Wednesday 05 April 2006 08:51, Jan den Ouden (ml) wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm seeing a strange problem with kernel 2.6.12 Xen domain0 with all
>> netfilter options compiled in. I'm trying to do port forwarding to an
>> internal machine from an internet gateway box.
>>
>> What works ok is forwarding from gateway:143 to internalmachine:143.
>>
>> But when I forward from gateway:1000 to internalmachine:143 I get bad
>> TCP checksums on the return packets. These packets are ignored on the
>> client machine on the external internet.
>>
>>     
>
> I suggest that you search the Xen-users list archives -- this issue has been 
> discussed ad nauseum.
>
> -Tom
>