From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andrew Morton Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 39252] New: [r8169] PPPoE connections don't work if a custom MAC address is assigned Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:13:45 -0700 Message-ID: <20110713161345.82e254de.akpm@linux-foundation.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org, t.artem@mailcity.com, Michal Ostrowski To: netdev@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from smtp1.linux-foundation.org ([140.211.169.13]:58040 "EHLO smtp1.linux-foundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752109Ab1GMXNz (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:13:55 -0400 In-Reply-To: Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: (switched to email. Please respond via emailed reply-to-all, not via the bugzilla web interface). On Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:51:16 GMT bugzilla-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote: > https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39252 > > Summary: [r8169] PPPoE connections don't work if a custom MAC > address is assigned > Product: Drivers > Version: 2.5 > Kernel Version: 3.0 > Platform: All > OS/Version: Linux > Tree: Mainline > Status: NEW > Severity: normal > Priority: P1 > Component: Network > AssignedTo: drivers_network@kernel-bugs.osdl.org > ReportedBy: t.artem@mailcity.com > Regression: No > > > Description of problem: if I assign a custom MAC address to my onboard NIC, > then I cannot establish PPPoE connections, and even `pppoe -A` command doesn't > return any PPPoE access concentrators. > > > Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): r8169 2.3LK-NAPI > > > How reproducible: always > > > Steps to Reproduce: > 1. Boot > 2. ifconfig eth0 hw ether MACADDRESS > 3. Try to establish PPPoE connection using eth0 > > Actual results: PPPoE connection cannot be established, no network packets > return > > > Expected results: PPPoE connections working > > > Additional info: if I put eth0 in the promiscuous mode, then PPPoE starts > working. > > Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express > Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 06) > Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8432 > Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 47 > I/O ports at e000 [size=256] > Memory at d0004000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K] > Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=16K] > Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3 > Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+ > Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 01 > Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable- Count=4 Masked- > Capabilities: [d0] Vital Product Data > Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting > Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel > Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 > Kernel driver in use: r8169 > Kernel modules: r8169 >