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Date:      Sat, 13 May 2000 01:15:09 -0700 (PDT)
From:      yab@astem.or.jp
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   kern/18526: mx does not receive ethernet broadcast packet
Message-ID:  <20000513081509.E1A6037B681@hub.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         18526
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       mx does not receive ethernet broadcast packet
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sat May 13 01:20:01 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     YABUUCHI Kenji
>Release:        3.4-RELEASE
>Organization:
ASTEM RI
>Environment:
FreeBSD mxtest.astem.or.jp 3.4-RELEASE FreeBSD 3.4-RELEASE #0: Mon Dec 20 06:54:
39 GMT 1999     jkh@time.cdrom.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC  i386
>Description:
The following NICs does not receive ethernet broadcast, so that
the machine does not reply to ARP request. 
  corega FetherA
  BUFFALO LGY-PCI-TXL
The NICs are using MX98715A.  When using them in promiscuous mode, 
they can receive it and reply to ARP request. 
>How-To-Repeat:
Install FreeBSD 3.4-RELEASE with GENERIC kernel.  Reboot, and ping 
from another machine which does not have arp entry of the installed.
>Fix:
Using the NIC with promiscuous mode, for example run tcpdump 
background:
  tcpdump -i mx0 proto xnet &


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:


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