Re: [Xen-users] ethtool - K eth0 tx off

[Jeroen Torrekens <jeroen.torrekens@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

aaron@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hey Luciano,
>
> Thanks for the information, while this does solve the problem.  This 
> feels more like a hack, rather than a permanent fix.  Is this a bug in 
> Xen, or is this something we should expect from now ?
> Thanks!
> Aaron
>
> Quoting Luciano Rocha <strange@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> > On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 09:25:33AM -0500, aaron@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > >  Quoting Luciano Rocha <strange@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > >
> > > > On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 10:53:02PM +1000, Aaron Weller // Crucial 
> > >   Paradigm
> > > > wrote:
> > > >>  I recently setup a new Xen server, however whenever Xen was 
> > > enabled it
> > > >> was
> > > >>  not possible to access ssh, etc.
> > > >>
> > > >>  This was solved by doing: ethtool - K eth0 tx off
> > > >>
> > > >>  On CentOS (RHEL), what is the best way to ensure this happens 
> > > everything
> > > >> a
> > > >>  server boots?
> > > >
> > > > cat >/sbin/ifup-local <<\EOF
> > > > #!/bin/bash
> > > > ethtool -K $1 tx off
> > > > EOF
> > > > chmod +x /sbin/ifup-local
> > > >
> > >
> > >  Thanks for this, will this also apply to all VMs as well?  I 
> > > noticed I'm
> > >  also having the same problem in the DomUs as well now - I can 
> > > resolve it by
> > >  consoling into them, and using this: ethtool -K eth0 tx off
> > You'll have to install the script on the DomUs also.
> >
> > --
> > lfr
> > 0/0
Hi,

It is a bug in Xen. In a few places in the network stack, there are some 
checksums made. Somewhere along the way an extra checksum is taken where 
it shouldn't. So the checksum doesn't match the packet anymore. On 
Windows clients, you'll notice this because you'll see dropped packets. 
On linux, you will nearly see it, because your linux box will try to use 
the packets even when the checksums do not match.
Can you tell me which version of Xen you are using? I've seen this on 
Xen 3.1 and I'm hoping that it is solved in Xen 3.2
Jeroen

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