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 RE: [Xen-users] Network bridging problem for Centos 5 Dom-O and	Debian	Etch Dom-U
 
To: xen-users <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>From: M C <m_c_001@xxxxxxxxxxx>Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 15:50:14 +0000Delivery-date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:51:22 -0800Importance: NormalList-id: Xen user discussion <xen-users.lists.xensource.com> 
 | In case of it's of any use to anyone else, I got the problem fixed by explicitly specifying the following in the .cfg script for this VM instance: 
 vif         = [ 'bridge=xenbr0' ]
 
 I'm not sure if this is the right way to do it, but at least now Debian Etch seems to be happily running on Centos 5.2.
 
 mc
 
 
 From: m_c_001@xxxxxxxxxxx
 To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 11:32:50 +0000
 Subject: [Xen-users] Network bridging problem for Centos 5 Dom-O and Debian	Etch Dom-U
 
 Hi,
 
 I've been trying to get a Debian Etch Dom-U to run on a Centos 5.2 Dom-O, and it seems that the only thing that's not working is the bridged networking. I can't get *any* traffic to or from the Dom-U instance. The Centos host uses the vmlinuz-2.6.18-92.1.22.el5xen kernel and associated initrd, whereas the Debian instance uses Debian's vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-xen-amd64 image and associated initrd. In the xend-config.sxp on the Dom-O I'm using the following settings:
 
 (network-script network-bridge)
 (vif-script vif-bridge)
 
 The output from ifconfig on the Dom-O is:
 
 # ifconfig
 eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:13:72:1E:C0:C6
 inet addr:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Bcast:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Mask:255.255.255.192
 inet6 addr: fe80::213:72ff:fe1e:c0c6/64 Scope:Link
 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
 RX packets:378586 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
 TX packets:274778 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
 RX bytes:221114065 (210.8 MiB)  TX bytes:40271206 (38.4 MiB)
 
 lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
 inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
 RX packets:1571 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
 TX packets:1571 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
 RX bytes:2517679 (2.4 MiB)  TX bytes:2517679 (2.4 MiB)
 
 peth0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr FE:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
 inet6 addr: fe80::fcff:ffff:feff:ffff/64 Scope:Link
 UP BROADCAST RUNNING NOARP  MTU:1500  Metric:1
 RX packets:423556 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
 TX packets:274845 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
 RX bytes:225506429 (215.0 MiB)  TX bytes:41378320 (39.4 MiB)
 Interrupt:17
 
 vif0.0    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr FE:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
 inet6 addr: fe80::fcff:ffff:feff:ffff/64 Scope:Link
 UP BROADCAST RUNNING NOARP  MTU:1500  Metric:1
 RX packets:274805 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
 TX packets:378612 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
 RX bytes:40275516 (38.4 MiB)  TX bytes:221115781 (210.8 MiB)
 
 vif22.0   Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr FE:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
 inet6 addr: fe80::fcff:ffff:feff:ffff/64 Scope:Link
 UP BROADCAST RUNNING NOARP  MTU:1500  Metric:1
 RX packets:22 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
 TX packets:453 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
 collisions:0 txqueuelen:32
 RX bytes:832 (832.0 b)  TX bytes:23556 (23.0 KiB)
 
 virbr0    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr FE:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
 inet addr:192.168.122.1  Bcast:192.168.122.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
 inet6 addr: fe80::200:ff:fe00:0/64 Scope:Link
 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
 RX packets:176 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
 TX packets:49 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
 RX bytes:6224 (6.0 KiB)  TX bytes:10336 (10.0 KiB)
 
 xenbr0    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr FE:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
 UP BROADCAST RUNNING NOARP  MTU:1500  Metric:1
 RX packets:41411 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
 RX bytes:2481814 (2.3 MiB)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
 
 And the output from brctl is:
 
 # brctl show xen-br0
 bridge name     bridge id               STP enabled     interfaces
 virbr0          8000.feffffffffff       yes             vif22.0
 xenbr0          8000.feffffffffff       no              peth0
 vif0.0
 
 On the Dom-U, I have:
 
 # ifconfig
 eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:16:3E:45:D7:B1
 inet addr:172.24.116.59  Bcast:172.24.116.63  Mask:255.255.255.192
 inet6 addr: fe80::216:3eff:fe45:d7b1/64 Scope:Link
 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
 RX packets:539 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
 TX packets:22 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
 RX bytes:28028 (27.3 KiB)  TX bytes:1140 (1.1 KiB)
 
 lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
 inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
 RX packets:7 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
 TX packets:7 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
 RX bytes:736 (736.0 b)  TX bytes:736 (736.0 b)
 
 # route
 Kernel IP routing table
 Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
 172.24.116.0    *               255.255.255.192 U     0      0        0 eth0
 default         172.24.116.62   0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 eth0
 
 To my newbie eyes these seem OK, and there seem to be packets being received from somewhere on the Dom-U. However, again on the Dom-U:
 
 # ping 172.24.116.1
 PING 172.24.116.1 (172.24.116.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
 From 172.24.116.59 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable
 From 172.24.116.59 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
 From 172.24.116.59 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable
 
 --- 172.24.116.1 ping statistics ---
 4 packets transmitted, 0 received, +3 errors, 100% packet loss, time 3005ms, pipe 3
 
 This is true for any remote address I try to contact.
 
 Can anyone suggest any obvious fixes or further tests that I can run to try and correct the situation?
 
 Best regards,
 mc
 
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