WARNING - OLD ARCHIVES

This is an archived copy of the Xen.org mailing list, which we have preserved to ensure that existing links to archives are not broken. The live archive, which contains the latest emails, can be found at http://lists.xen.org/
   
 
 
Xen 
 
Home Products Support Community News
 
   
 

xen-devel

[Xen-devel] Problem w/ Xen Bridge

To: <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] Problem w/ Xen Bridge
From: "Phil Winterfield (winterfi)" <winterfi@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:10:18 -0700
Authentication-results: sj-dkim-4; header.From=winterfi@xxxxxxxxx; dkim=pass ( sig from cisco.com/sjdkim4002 verified; );
Delivery-date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:11:19 -0700
Dkim-signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; l=95396; t=1221844185; x=1222708185; c=relaxed/simple; s=sjdkim4002; h=Content-Type:From:Subject:Content-Transfer-Encoding:MIME-Version; d=cisco.com; i=winterfi@xxxxxxxxx; z=From:=20=22Phil=20Winterfield=20(winterfi)=22=20<winterfi@ cisco.com> |Subject:=20Problem=20w/=20Xen=20Bridge |Sender:=20; bh=xZuRlpgub44qVIKkk4ZGVMulMhBaHYcJxtrpVLgTcW4=; b=caQG3tS8VT5rAQ7yFLYKYbiW8GPxgRB4hD1D6oZy/NRnsJVoLIlhatASvl Eebpr6o6wyOB9vYkLAJoIb/wJsQrkmRF9WxowVdAbeTBOJgKqKZy5mjmFtr6 AsQmuBXjlM;
Envelope-to: www-data@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
List-help: <mailto:xen-devel-request@lists.xensource.com?subject=help>
List-id: Xen developer discussion <xen-devel.lists.xensource.com>
List-post: <mailto:xen-devel@lists.xensource.com>
List-subscribe: <http://lists.xensource.com/mailman/listinfo/xen-devel>, <mailto:xen-devel-request@lists.xensource.com?subject=subscribe>
List-unsubscribe: <http://lists.xensource.com/mailman/listinfo/xen-devel>, <mailto:xen-devel-request@lists.xensource.com?subject=unsubscribe>
Sender: xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thread-index: AckaepecIsOTFvhxRWGMhCN7WZkLkg==
Thread-topic: Problem w/ Xen Bridge

Problem Description:

 

In the configuration below, xen is booted in a bridge configuration with firewalls disabled and forwarding enabled, which is what I want for layer 2 testing.  The output below illustrates what happens on a  ping from the Virtual Router to the traffic generator.  The results are the same when the ping originates from the traffic generator.  You can see the ICMP request pass from vif1.0, across the eth2 bridge and finally across the peth2 nic i/f.  You can then see the reply packet returned from the traffic generator, pass through peth2 then arrive at eth2 at which point the bridge appears to send an arp request to vif1.0 to resolve the 1.7.0.3 destination address on Virtual Router.  This occurs despite the fact the arp entry for 1.7.0.3 was manually added to the arp table and exists when the request is made.  Virtual Router sends its response to the arp request, which shows up on the vif1.0 trace.  The packet is never forwarded to 1.7.0.3 and the ‘destination unreachable’ message is sent by linux as a reply from 1.3.0.1 to the traffic generator at 1.3.0.2.  This really seems to be a configuration issue at the bridge, but I have sort of run out of ideas at the moment. 

 

 

 

Topology:

                    

 

Traffic |               Linux Dom0                    |   Virt Router

  Gen   |                                             |             

        |    Intel 82576    Bridge   Virtual I/F      |

        |                                             |

1.3.0.2  -----  1.3.0.1 -----eth2----- 1.7.0.1 ---------1.7.0.3

        |       peth2                  vif1.0         |  Eth0/0

        |                                             |

1.5.0.2  -------1.5.0.1 ----- eth3-----1.9.0.1 ----------1.9.0.3

        |       peth3                  vif1.1         |  Eth1/0

 

 

[root@localhost vr]# brctl show

bridge name     bridge id               STP enabled     interfaces

eth2            8000.001b21242104       no              vif1.0

                                                        peth2

eth3            8000.001b21242105       no              vif1.1

                                                        peth3

 

[root@localhost vr]# arp -v

 

Address                  HWtype  HWaddress           Flags Mask            Iface

 

1.3.0.2                  ether   00:10:94:00:00:02   C                      eth2

 

192.168.102.65           ether   00:1C:F6:85:99:71   C                      eth0

 

1.7.0.3                    *              *          MP                     vif1.0

 

1.5.0.2                    *              *          MP                     eth3

 

1.9.0.3                    *              *          MP                     vif1.1

 

 

 

Ping is sent from Virtual Router 1.7.0.3:

 

 

(vif1.0 trace)

 

[root@localhost vr]# tcpdump -i 2   tcpdump: verbose output suppressed, use -v or -vv for full protocol decode

 

listening on vif1.0, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 96 bytes

 

15:54:58.004454

 

15:55:08.004507

 

15:55:13.256470 IP 1.7.0.3 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP echo request, id 16, seq 0, length 80

 

15:55:13.261149 arp who-has 1.7.0.3 tell 1.7.0.1

 

15:55:13.264651 arp reply 1.7.0.3 is-at 00:16:3e:08:1c:9c (oui Unknown)

 

15:55:14.261145 arp who-has 1.7.0.3 tell 1.7.0.1

 

15:55:14.264040 arp reply 1.7.0.3 is-at 00:16:3e:08:1c:9c (oui Unknown)

 

15:55:15.002408 IP 1.7.0.3 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP echo request, id 16, seq 1, length 80

 

15:55:15.261237 arp who-has 1.7.0.3 tell 1.7.0.1

 

15:55:15.263594 arp reply 1.7.0.3 is-at 00:16:3e:08:1c:9c (oui Unknown)

 

15:55:17.001942 IP 1.7.0.3 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP echo request, id 16, seq 2, length 80

 

15:55:17.011211 arp who-has 1.7.0.3 tell 1.7.0.1

 

15:55:17.014329 arp reply 1.7.0.3 is-at 00:16:3e:08:1c:9c (oui Unknown)

 

15:55:18.005692

 

15:55:18.011224 arp who-has 1.7.0.3 tell 1.7.0.1

 

15:55:18.013886 arp reply 1.7.0.3 is-at 00:16:3e:08:1c:9c (oui Unknown)

 

15:55:19.001560 IP 1.7.0.3 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP echo request, id 16, seq 3, length 80

 

15:55:19.011189 arp who-has 1.7.0.3 tell 1.7.0.1

 

15:55:19.013990 arp reply 1.7.0.3 is-at 00:16:3e:08:1c:9c (oui Unknown)

 

15:55:21.000988 IP 1.7.0.3 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP echo request, id 16, seq 4, length 80

 

15:55:21.011187 arp who-has 1.7.0.3 tell 1.7.0.1

 

15:55:21.013402 arp reply 1.7.0.3 is-at 00:16:3e:08:1c:9c (oui Unknown)

 

15:55:22.011245 arp who-has 1.7.0.3 tell 1.7.0.1

 

15:55:22.013058 arp reply 1.7.0.3 is-at 00:16:3e:08:1c:9c (oui Unknown)

 

15:55:23.011214 arp who-has 1.7.0.3 tell 1.7.0.1

 

15:55:23.013193 arp reply 1.7.0.3 is-at 00:16:3e:08:1c:9c (oui Unknown)

 

 

 

(peth2 trace)

 

[root@localhost vr]# tcpdump -i 4

 

tcpdump: WARNING: peth2: no IPv4 address assigned

 

tcpdump: verbose output suppressed, use -v or -vv for full protocol decode

 

listening on peth2, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 96 bytes

 

15:55:13.256497 IP 1.7.0.3 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP echo request, id 16, seq 0, length 80

 

15:55:13.256785 IP 1.3.0.2 > 1.7.0.3: ICMP echo reply, id 16, seq 0, length 80

 

15:55:15.002427 IP 1.7.0.3 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP echo request, id 16, seq 1, length 80

 

15:55:15.002665 IP 1.3.0.2 > 1.7.0.3: ICMP echo reply, id 16, seq 1, length 80

 

15:55:16.261339 IP 1.3.0.1 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP host 1.7.0.3 unreachable, length 108

 

15:55:16.261347 IP 1.3.0.1 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP host 1.7.0.3 unreachable, length 108

 

15:55:17.001960 IP 1.7.0.3 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP echo request, id 16, seq 2, length 80

 

15:55:17.002207 IP 1.3.0.2 > 1.7.0.3: ICMP echo reply, id 16, seq 2, length 80

 

15:55:18.256067 arp who-has 1.3.0.1 tell 1.3.0.2

 

15:55:18.256082 arp reply 1.3.0.1 is-at 00:1b:21:24:21:04 (oui Unknown)

 

15:55:19.001577 IP 1.7.0.3 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP echo request, id 16, seq 3, length 80

 

15:55:19.001834 IP 1.3.0.2 > 1.7.0.3: ICMP echo reply, id 16, seq 3, length 80

 

15:55:20.011308 IP 1.3.0.1 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP host 1.7.0.3 unreachable, length 108

 

15:55:20.011316 IP 1.3.0.1 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP host 1.7.0.3 unreachable, length 108

 

15:55:21.001005 IP 1.7.0.3 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP echo request, id 16, seq 4, length 80

 

15:55:21.001237 IP 1.3.0.2 > 1.7.0.3: ICMP echo reply, id 16, seq 4, length 80

 

15:55:24.011181 IP 1.3.0.1 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP host 1.7.0.3 unreachable, length 108

 

15:55:25.011241 arp who-has 1.3.0.2 tell 1.3.0.1

 

15:55:25.011438 arp reply 1.3.0.2 is-at 00:10:94:00:00:02 (oui Unknown)

 

15:55:25.012261 arp reply 1.3.0.2 is-at 00:10:94:00:00:02 (oui Unknown)

 

 

 

(eth2 trace)

 

[root@localhost vr]# tcpdump -i 5

 

tcpdump: verbose output suppressed, use -v or -vv for full protocol decode

 

listening on eth2, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 96 bytes

 

15:55:13.256470 IP 1.7.0.3 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP echo request, id 16, seq 0, length 80

 

15:55:13.256785 IP 1.3.0.2 > 1.7.0.3: ICMP echo reply, id 16, seq 0, length 80

 

15:55:13.264651 arp reply 1.7.0.3 is-at 00:16:3e:08:1c:9c (oui Unknown)

 

15:55:14.264040 arp reply 1.7.0.3 is-at 00:16:3e:08:1c:9c (oui Unknown)

 

15:55:15.002408 IP 1.7.0.3 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP echo request, id 16, seq 1, length 80

 

15:55:15.002665 IP 1.3.0.2 > 1.7.0.3: ICMP echo reply, id 16, seq 1, length 80

 

15:55:15.263594 arp reply 1.7.0.3 is-at 00:16:3e:08:1c:9c (oui Unknown)

 

15:55:16.261331 IP 1.3.0.1 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP host 1.7.0.3 unreachable, length 108

 

15:55:16.261346 IP 1.3.0.1 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP host 1.7.0.3 unreachable, length 108

 

15:55:17.001942 IP 1.7.0.3 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP echo request, id 16, seq 2, length 80

 

15:55:17.002207 IP 1.3.0.2 > 1.7.0.3: ICMP echo reply, id 16, seq 2, length 80

 

15:55:17.014329 arp reply 1.7.0.3 is-at 00:16:3e:08:1c:9c (oui Unknown)

 

15:55:18.005692

 

15:55:18.013886 arp reply 1.7.0.3 is-at 00:16:3e:08:1c:9c (oui Unknown)

 

15:55:18.256067 arp who-has 1.3.0.1 tell 1.3.0.2

 

15:55:18.256079 arp reply 1.3.0.1 is-at 00:1b:21:24:21:04 (oui Unknown)

 

15:55:19.001560 IP 1.7.0.3 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP echo request, id 16, seq 3, length 80

 

15:55:19.001834 IP 1.3.0.2 > 1.7.0.3: ICMP echo reply, id 16, seq 3, length 80

 

15:55:19.013990 arp reply 1.7.0.3 is-at 00:16:3e:08:1c:9c (oui Unknown)

 

15:55:20.011302 IP 1.3.0.1 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP host 1.7.0.3 unreachable, length 108

 

15:55:20.011315 IP 1.3.0.1 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP host 1.7.0.3 unreachable, length 108

 

15:55:21.000988 IP 1.7.0.3 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP echo request, id 16, seq 4, length 80

 

15:55:21.001237 IP 1.3.0.2 > 1.7.0.3: ICMP echo reply, id 16, seq 4, length 80

 

15:55:21.013402 arp reply 1.7.0.3 is-at 00:16:3e:08:1c:9c (oui Unknown)

 

15:55:22.013058 arp reply 1.7.0.3 is-at 00:16:3e:08:1c:9c (oui Unknown)

 

15:55:23.013193 arp reply 1.7.0.3 is-at 00:16:3e:08:1c:9c (oui Unknown)

 

15:55:24.011175 IP 1.3.0.1 > 1.3.0.2: ICMP host 1.7.0.3 unreachable, length 108

 

15:55:25.011235 arp who-has 1.3.0.2 tell 1.3.0.1

 

15:55:25.011438 arp reply 1.3.0.2 is-at 00:10:94:00:00:02 (oui Unknown)

 

15:55:25.012261 arp reply 1.3.0.2 is-at 00:10:94:00:00:02 (oui Unknown

 

 

 

[root@localhost vr]# ifconfig

 

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:15:17:46:EF:CA 

 

          inet addr:192.168.102.94  Bcast:192.168.102.95  Mask:255.255.255.224

 

          inet6 addr: fe80::215:17ff:fe46:efca/64 Scope:Link

 

          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1

 

          RX packets:9075 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

 

          TX packets:5180 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

 

          collisions:0 txqueuelen:100

 

          RX bytes:1644721 (1.5 MiB)  TX bytes:810984 (791.9 KiB)

 

          Base address:0x2020 Memory:98820000-98840000

 

 

 

eth2      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1B:21:24:21:04 

 

          inet addr:1.3.0.1  Bcast:1.3.0.255  Mask:255.255.255.0

 

          inet6 addr: fe80::21b:21ff:fe24:2104/64 Scope:Link

 

          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1

 

          RX packets:429 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

 

          TX packets:158 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

 

          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0

 

          RX bytes:30865 (30.1 KiB)  TX bytes:21598 (21.0 KiB)

 

 

 

eth3      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1B:21:24:21:05 

 

          inet addr:1.5.0.1  Bcast:1.5.0.255  Mask:255.255.255.0

 

          inet6 addr: fe80::21b:21ff:fe24:2105/64 Scope:Link

 

          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1

 

          RX packets:71 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

 

          TX packets:57 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

 

          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0

 

          RX bytes:8500 (8.3 KiB)  TX bytes:10139 (9.9 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:12 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

 

          TX packets:12 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

 

          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0

 

          RX bytes:964 (964.0 b)  TX bytes:964 (964.0 b)

 

 

 

peth2     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1B:21:24:21:04 

 

          inet6 addr: fe80::21b:21ff:fe24:2104/64 Scope:Link

 

          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1

 

          RX packets:143 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

 

          TX packets:299 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

 

          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000

 

          RX bytes:12904 (12.6 KiB)  TX bytes:43150 (42.1 KiB)

 

 

 

peth3     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1B:21:24:21:05 

 

          inet6 addr: fe80::21b:21ff:fe24:2105/64 Scope:Link

 

          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1

 

          RX packets:31 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

 

          TX packets:145 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

 

          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000

 

          RX bytes:2420 (2.3 KiB)  TX bytes:25561 (24.9 KiB)

 

 

 

vif1.0    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr FE:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF 

 

          inet addr:1.7.0.1  Bcast:1.255.255.255  Mask:255.0.0.0

 

          inet6 addr: fe80::fcff:ffff:feff:ffff/64 Scope:Link

 

          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1

 

          RX packets:1726 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

 

          TX packets:183 errors:0 dropped:16 overruns:0 carrier:0

 

          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1

 

          RX bytes:87769 (85.7 KiB)  TX bytes:10749 (10.4 KiB)

 

 

 

vif1.1    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr FE:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF 

 

          inet addr:1.9.0.1  Bcast:1.9.0.255  Mask:255.255.255.0

 

          inet6 addr: fe80::fcff:ffff:feff:ffff/64 Scope:Link

 

          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1

 

          RX packets:1527 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

 

          TX packets:29 errors:0 dropped:17 overruns:0 carrier:0

 

          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1

 

          RX bytes:75672 (73.8 KiB)  TX bytes:4214 (4.1 KiB)

 

 

 

 

_______________________________________________
Xen-devel mailing list
Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
  • [Xen-devel] Problem w/ Xen Bridge, Phil Winterfield (winterfi) <=