Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 14711] New: usbnet ax88172 mac address change broken

Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 14711] New: usbnet ax88172 mac address change broken

[Andrew Morton]

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On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 15:41:10 GMT
bugzilla-daemon-590EEB7GvNiWaY/ihj7yzEB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org wrote:

> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14711
> 
>            Summary: usbnet ax88172 mac address change broken
>            Product: Drivers
>            Version: 2.5
>     Kernel Version: 2.6.31rc8
>           Platform: All
>         OS/Version: Linux
>               Tree: Mainline
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: normal
>           Priority: P1
>          Component: Network
>         AssignedTo: drivers_network-ztI5WcYan/vQLgFONoPN62D2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org
>         ReportedBy: remur-hi6Y0CQ0nG0@public.gmane.org
>         Regression: No
> 
> 
> When changing the MAC address on a NETGEAR FA120 (because an old one is
> registered with my provider) the replies to the traffic don't reach the system
> anymore, the NIC is dropping them, putting the NIC into promiscous mode will
> show they are properly replied to.
> 
> Searching around I found this patch from the openBSD folks
> http://www.mail-archive.com/misc-7YlrpqBBQ3VAfugRpC6u6w@public.gmane.org/msg76418.html
> http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/dev/usb/if_axe.c.diff?r1=1.91;r2=1.92
> 
> Looks like it is not working with the ax88172, but only with newer models.
> Still an error message would be nice when setting another physical address
> 

It would be nice if some asix-competent person could take a look at porting
that openbsd patch across, see if it fixes Karsten's hardware.

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Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 14711] New: usbnet ax88172 mac address change broken

[Karsten König]

No one around to tackle this?
In any case it should reject the MAC adress change as unsupported

Thanks,
Karsten

Am Donnerstag, 3. Dezember 2009 22:38:45 schrieb Andrew Morton:
> (switched to email.  Please respond via emailed reply-to-all, not via the
> bugzilla web interface).
> 
> On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 15:41:10 GMT
> 
> bugzilla-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote:
> > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14711
> >
> >            Summary: usbnet ax88172 mac address change broken
> >            Product: Drivers
> >            Version: 2.5
> >     Kernel Version: 2.6.31rc8
> >           Platform: All
> >         OS/Version: Linux
> >               Tree: Mainline
> >             Status: NEW
> >           Severity: normal
> >           Priority: P1
> >          Component: Network
> >         AssignedTo: drivers_network@kernel-bugs.osdl.org
> >         ReportedBy: remur@gmx.net
> >         Regression: No
> >
> >
> > When changing the MAC address on a NETGEAR FA120 (because an old one is
> > registered with my provider) the replies to the traffic don't reach the
> > system anymore, the NIC is dropping them, putting the NIC into promiscous
> > mode will show they are properly replied to.
> >
> > Searching around I found this patch from the openBSD folks
> > http://www.mail-archive.com/misc@openbsd.org/msg76418.html
> > http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/dev/usb/if_axe.c.diff?r1=1.
> >91;r2=1.92
> >
> > Looks like it is not working with the ax88172, but only with newer
> > models. Still an error message would be nice when setting another
> > physical address
> 
> It would be nice if some asix-competent person could take a look at porting
> that openbsd patch across, see if it fixes Karsten's hardware.
>