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From: krzaq <krzakers@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] packets with bad cheksum
Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 10:08:28
Message-Id: 2ab8d39a0412080208641746b2@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] packets with bad cheksum by Jonathan Nichols
1 On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 01:57:23 -0800, Jonathan Nichols <jnichols@×××.net> wrote:
2 >
3 > > When I run iptraf I see that
4 > > approx. 30% of all packets are classified as BadIP (bad checksum in
5 > > header right?).
6 > > That concerns all intefraces (WAN, home LAN and even LO!!!!).
7 > > Reboot helps but the problem returns shortly.
8 > >
9 >
10 > Start looking at the physical layer - replace a cable, see if it helps.
11 > Sounds like you've already done a lot of software troubleshooting to no
12 > avail.
13 Could a faulty cable/switch cause such havock on all interfaces (lo in
14 particular)?
15 I am no expert and I have no idea where to start looking. The problem
16 seems to be
17 with hardware but not with memory (CPU? , motherboard?).
18
19 --
20 Regards
21 Karol Krzak
22
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Re: [gentoo-user] packets with bad cheksum Jonathan Nichols <jnichols@×××.net>
Re: [gentoo-user] packets with bad cheksum Billy <billy@××××××.net>