Subject: Re: frozen networking with libpcap-0.9.3nb3
To: Greg Troxel <gdt@ir.bbn.com>
From: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
List: tech-net
Date: 10/11/2005 11:03:59
On Tue, 11 Oct 2005, Greg Troxel wrote:

> That seems like your tlp interface is not getting programmed right, or
> is broken (design perhaps).
> Can you restore/break again with in-tree tcpdump instead of
> trafshow/pkgsrc libpcap?

Yes. But when I exit tcpdump, my networking is dead again.

> with tcpdump -p, do you see incoming packets?

Using -p, my networking is dead.

> do outgoing packets make it out?

With -p, I have outbound only:

10:55:45.474660 rainier > pilchuck: icmp: echo request seq 3
10:55:46.474652 rainier > pilchuck: icmp: echo request seq 4
10:55:47.219026 rainier.65532 > pilchuck.ssh: P 3311009312:3311009360(48) 
ack 1965471413 win 33580 <nop,nop,timestamp 706835 706743> [tos 0x10]
10:55:47.474657 rainier > pilchuck: icmp: echo request seq 5

But without -p, I see from pilchuck > rainier also.

>  tlp0 at pci0 dev 9 function 0: Lite-On 82C169 Ethernet, pass 2.0
>
> I recall dimly that Lite-On is not a good chip; tlp(4) isn't wildly
> enthusiastic about it, but doesn't mention your particular trouble.

Thanks for the note.

I tried taking interface "down", "delete" and brought back "up" and 
assigned IP again, but didn't work.

I seem to recall this happened to me before. But I can't find in my email 
archives and don't see in my journal.

I will keep tcpdump running until I can reboot system.

Or how do I turn it on with ifconfig? I don't see in ifconfig, tlp or 
ukphy man pages.

(Please CC me on replies.)

  Jeremy C. Reed

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