Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 13:21:22 +0100 From: "Jose M. Alcaide" <jose@we.lc.ehu.es> To: Scott Mitchell <scott@uk.freebsd.org> Cc: mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Xircom CE3-10/100 (xe(4)) cannot receive multicast frames Message-ID: <20020301132122.E229@v-ger.we.lc.ehu.es> In-Reply-To: <000401c166b3$dbe56e70$1680010a@msapama.apama.com>; from scott@uk.freebsd.org on Tue, Nov 06, 2001 at 11:11:59AM -0000 References: <20011105185451.A392@v-ger.we.lc.ehu.es> <20011106003619.A1861@localhost> <20011106102251.A343@v-ger.we.lc.ehu.es> <000401c166b3$dbe56e70$1680010a@msapama.apama.com>
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On Tue, Nov 06, 2001 at 11:11:59AM -0000, Scott Mitchell wrote: > Something is seriously broken in the xe(4) driver. I don't think > multicast receive has ever worked properly -- if you grovel around in > the if_xe.c code you'll find some stuff to set up the multicast address > filters that is never actually used :-( It's been on my list of things > to fix for ages, but no-one complained until now. > [...] > Oops :-) Fixing this should just be a matter of setting up the multicast > hash filter properly (actually, setting it up at all) and tickling a few > mode bits. Is is OK if I send you any patches I come up with to test, since > you seem to have a suitable environment for doing so? These would be > against the -STABLE sources initially. Hello, I have been reading if_xe.c, searching for the multicast support holes. Well, as far as I could see, the main infrastructure is there. If you could give me some basic directions, maybe I could fill the holes. I am interested in getting this xe thing working with IPv6 ;-) Regards, JMA -- ****** Jose M. Alcaide // jose@we.lc.ehu.es // jmas@FreeBSD.org ****** ** "Beware of Programmers who carry screwdrivers" -- Leonard Brandwein ** To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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