RE: [Xen-devel] networking oddities, present status ? changeset:

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Subject:	RE: [Xen-devel] networking oddities, present status ? changeset: 7145:71466686d026
From:	"Ian Pratt" <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Fri, 30 Sep 2005 22:19:31 +0100
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> I have been experiencing some oddities as well.  Xen/bridge 
> networking works on some switches, but not on others.  Also 
> if I have one host with a domU communicating to another host, 
> an unrelated host (with xen) will sometimes get "peth0: 
> received packet with  own address as source address" error 
> messages.  I have to wonder if all these bridges on the xen 
> equipped hosts need unique MAC addresses (they all have 
> fe:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff)

Interesting. Perhaps run a "tcpdump ether host fe:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff" and
see if any other host is sending packets with that as a src address. I
wander if one of the hosts on the network has STP turned on?

Ian

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