From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mark Liggett Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:00:39 -0400 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20101013084639.5712c28c@nehalam> Content-Language: en Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_C8DCE7B769A7mliggettbtisystemscom_" MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [Bridge] F13 bridge issues List-Id: Linux Ethernet Bridging List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: Stephen Hemminger Cc: "bridge@lists.linux-foundation.org" --_000_C8DCE7B769A7mliggettbtisystemscom_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Stephen, As you suspected, I believe the igb driver is at fault - I configured a bri= dge on the same machine using onboard tg3 cards. The bridge worked fine and the fault did not occur until I SCP'd a file to = the server on the igb card. After which the bridge continued to work fine. Thanks for your help. Mark On 13/10/2010 16:46, "Stephen Hemminger" = wrote: On Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:27:18 -0400 Mark Liggett wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm using Ethernet bridging on an up-to-date F13 system. I've created a = bridge adapter br0 and added eth2 and eth3 to it. Everything works as expe= cted for a short time before the 2 Ethernet cards used in the bridge start = reporting millions of errors. I confirmed this is the case on 2 separate s= ystems (although both systems use Intel NICs). To try to resolve this I've= : > > - Compiled and installed the latest Intel igb driver 2.3.4 > - Installed the latest Fedora kernel 2.6.34.7-56 > - Uninstalled the standard bridge-utils 1.2-9, before compiling and insta= lling version 1.4 > > I've pastebin'd the system config here: http://pastebin.ca/1960777 > > You can see the errors listed on eth2 and eth3. I've tried both setting = the bridge up using /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts as well as manually (usi= ng brctl and ifconfig). > > My bridge/Ethernet interface configs are listed here: http://pastebin.ca/= 1960790 > > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Mark You might also be creating a packet loop? Turn on spanning tree and find out. -- --_000_C8DCE7B769A7mliggettbtisystemscom_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: [Bridge] F13 bridge issues Hi Stephen,

As you suspected, I believe the igb driver is at fault – I configured= a bridge on the same machine using onboard tg3 cards.  

The bridge worked fine and the fault did not occur until I SCP’d a fi= le to the server on the igb card.  After which the bridge continued to= work fine.

Thanks for your help.

Mark


On 13/10/2010 16:46, "Stephen Hemminger" <shemminger@linux-foundation.org> wrote:

= On Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:27:18 -0400
Mark Liggett <mliggett@btisystems.co= m> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm using Ethernet bridging on an up-to-date F13 system.  I've cr= eated a bridge adapter br0 and added eth2 and eth3 to it.  Everything = works as expected for a short time before the 2 Ethernet cards used in the = bridge start reporting millions of errors.  I confirmed this is the ca= se on 2 separate systems (although both systems use Intel NICs).  To t= ry to resolve this I've:
>
> - Compiled and installed the latest Intel igb driver 2.3.4
> - Installed the latest Fedora kernel 2.6.34.7-56
> - Uninstalled the standard bridge-utils 1.2-9, before compiling and in= stalling version 1.4
>
> I've pastebin'd the system config here:  http://pastebin.ca/1960777
>
> You can see the errors listed on eth2 and eth3.  I've tried both = setting the bridge up using /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts as well as manua= lly (using brctl and ifconfig).
>
> My bridge/Ethernet interface configs are listed here: http://pastebin.ca/1960790
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark

You might also be creating a packet loop?
Turn on spanning tree and find out.

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