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Date:      Fri, 13 Jul 2001 21:16:05 +1000 (EST)
From:      =?iso-8859-1?q?Tim=20Lewis?= <timglewis@yahoo.com.au>
To:        freebsd-atm@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Fore PCA-200E HARP configuration problem
Message-ID:  <20010713111605.42139.qmail@web14808.mail.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10107120937420.26612-100000@mail.matriplex.com>

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 --- Richard Hodges <rh@matriplex.com> wrote: > On Thu, 12 Jul 2001,
[iso-8859-1] Tim Lewis wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I am trying to use a FORE PCA-200E atm adapter for
> > packet analysis (tcpdump, libpcap etc).
> > 
> > My server is running FreeBSD 4.3-RELEASE connected via
> > a netoptics tap.  The tap attachment allows me to
> > receive data only (no Tx to the tap).  The tap is
> > attached between two Cisco routers.
> > 
> > I have configured the HARP software for SIGPVC
> > signalling.  Below is the output from the
> > configuration.
> 
> > # atm add pvc hfa0 0 32 aal5 snap ip atm0 10.0.0.1
> > atm: ATM network is inoperable
> 
> > According to the source for /sbin/atm, the error is an
> > ENETDOWN from a call to ioctl.
> 
> That error value does not seem to exist in the netatm code,
> so it must be the kernel stack returning that error.  It looks
> like HARP has registered your protocol.
> 
> > I am not sure whether this error is from a configuration problem on my
> > behalf or if it is because I have only one half of the link (Rx)
> > connected.
> 
> It looks like you have everything set up right.  And SIGPVC shouldn't
> know or care where the TX goes, so that should not be a factor.
> 
> Sorry that I don't have any good ideas here.  You mentioned setting
> up ATM from the command line - did you "atm set netif" first?  It may
> not matter in your case, but I would try this order:
> 
>   /sbin/atm set netif hfa0 atm 1
>   /sbin/atm attach hfa0 sigpvc
>   ifconfig atm0 10.0.0.2
>   /sbin/atm add pvc hfa0 0 32 aal5 snap ip atm0 10.0.0.1
> 
> All the best,
> 
> -Richard
> 
> -------------------------------------------
>    Richard Hodges   | Matriplex, inc.
>    Product Manager  | 769 Basque Way
>   rh@matriplex.com  | Carson City, NV 89706
>     775-886-6477    | www.matriplex.com 
>  
# atm show config
Intf      Vendor    Model     Media           Bus   Serial No
hfa0      Fore      PCA-200E  OC-3c           PCI   41170
    MAC address = 00:20:48:40:a0:d2
    Hardware version = 2.0.1
    Firmware version = 3.0.1

# atm show interface
Interface  Sigmgr   State
hfa0       -        -
    ATM address = -
    Network interfaces: -

# atm set netif hfa0 atm 1
# atm show interface
Interface  Sigmgr   State
hfa0       -        -
    ATM address = -
    Network interfaces: atm0

# netstat -in
Name  Mtu   Network       Address            Ipkts Ierrs    Opkts Oerrs  Coll
fxp0  1500  <Link#1>    00:03:47:7a:1d:09      452     0      227     0     0
fxp0  1500  10.6.12/24    10.6.12.1            391     -      237     -     -
fxp1  1500  <Link#2>    00:b0:d0:f0:6f:85        0     0        0     0     0
fxp1  1500  192.168.1     192.168.1.100          0     -        3     -     -
lo0   16384 <Link#3>                             0     0        0     0     0
lo0   16384 127           127.0.0.1              0     -        0     -     -
atm0  9180  <Link#4>    00:20:48:40:a0:d2        0     0        0     0     0

# atm attach hfa0 sigpvc
# atm show interface
Interface  Sigmgr   State
hfa0       SIGPVC   ACTIVE
    ATM address = -
    Network interfaces: atm0

# ifconfig atm0 inet 10.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.255
# netstat -in
Name  Mtu   Network       Address            Ipkts Ierrs    Opkts Oerrs  Coll
fxp0  1500  <Link#1>    00:03:47:7a:1d:09      637     0      334     0     0
fxp0  1500  10.6.12/24    10.6.12.1            573     -      340     -     -
fxp1  1500  <Link#2>    00:b0:d0:f0:6f:85        0     0        0     0     0
fxp1  1500  192.168.1     192.168.1.100          0     -        5     -     -
lo0   16384 <Link#3>                             0     0        0     0     0
lo0   16384 127           127.0.0.1              0     -        0     -     -
atm0  9180  <Link#4>    00:20:48:40:a0:d2        0     0        0     0     0
atm0  9180  10.0.0.1/32   10.0.0.1               0     -        0     -     -

# atm add pvc hfa0 0 32 aal5 snap ip atm0 10.0.0.1
# netstat -in
Name  Mtu   Network       Address            Ipkts Ierrs    Opkts Oerrs  Coll

Net Intf  Phy Intf  IP Address
*** Hangs ***

# atm show stats interface hfa0
             Input    Input  Input  Output   Output Output    Cmd
Interface     PDUs    Bytes   Errs    PDUs    Bytes   Errs   Errs
hfa0       1188348 642015073   3380       0        0      0      0

# tcpdump -i atm0
tcpdump: atm0: Device not configured

----
After adding the pvc, I get packets arriving on the interface, but I can't read
them from the interface.

I feel I am getting very close to success here.

Any help from anyone with this again would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Tim Lewis


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