From owner-freebsd-bugs Sat May 13 1:20:10 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E32237BD97 for ; Sat, 13 May 2000 01:20:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id BAA16394; Sat, 13 May 2000 01:20:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix, from userid 32767) id E1A6037B681; Sat, 13 May 2000 01:15:09 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <20000513081509.E1A6037B681@hub.freebsd.org> Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 01:15:09 -0700 (PDT) From: yab@astem.or.jp To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-1.0 Subject: kern/18526: mx does not receive ethernet broadcast packet Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >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: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message