Hi Katarina
ethtool should work but it is not pf_ring-specific, we do not have 
documentation for that sorry.

Alfredo

> On 25 Nov 2014, at 12:32, Katarina Valent <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Alfredo
>  
> I have looked into example in zcount.c and have few questions. In script 
> there is mentioned FlowDirector and ehtool.
> In https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/ixgbe.txt 
> <https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/ixgbe.txt>  I have found 
> how FlowDirector is used using ethool. 
> My question is: to start hardware filtering is it enough to add rule using 
> ethtool? Do you have any documentation on adding filters using ethtool?
>  
> Thank you,
> Katarina Valent
>  
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alfredo 
> Cardigliano
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 10:23 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Ntop-misc] Hardware filtering problem
>  
> Hi Katarina
> you are right, we will update the documentation asap,
> please also look at PF_RING/userland/examples/pfcount_82599.c for more 
> examples.
>  
> Best Regartds
> Alfredo
>  
> On 25 Nov 2014, at 08:49, Katarina Valent <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>  
> Hi Alfredo
>  
> Thank you for your prompt response. We will look into examples you have 
> mentioned.
> We were using instructions from: 
> http://www.ntop.org/products/pf_ring/hardware-packet-filtering/ 
> <http://www.ntop.org/products/pf_ring/hardware-packet-filtering/>
> Are there any updated instructions we could use?
>  
> Best regards,
> Katarina Valent
>  
> From: [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]> 
> [mailto:[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Alfredo 
> Cardigliano
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 5:03 PM
> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Ntop-misc] Hardware filtering problem
>  
> Hi Katarina
> please read below
>  
> On 24 Nov 2014, at 15:18, Katarina Valent <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>  
> Hi
>  
> Until now, we have used PF_RING TNAPI for packet filtering on Intel 1G card 
> so we are familiar with PF_RING. We are now working on a project that 
> requires hardware filtering on 82599 Intel network card using PF_RING.
> We have recently purchased PF_RING ZC license for 10 Gbit adapters
> Steps we have done:
> -          Downloaded downloaded PF_RING-6.0.2.tar.gz
> -          Compiled PF_RING and drivers from PF_RING-6.0.2
> -          purchased PF_RING ZC license for 10 Gbit adapters (order 
> 1416498630)
> -          downloaded 
> http://www.nmon.net/packages/debian/7.6/all/PF_RING-dkms/pfring-dkms_6.0.3_all.deb
>  
> <http://www.nmon.net/packages/debian/7.6/all/PF_RING-dkms/pfring-dkms_6.0.3_all.deb>
>  and installed it
> -          activated licence per instructions
> -          insmoding pf_ring and ixgbe.ko driver using script in attachment 
> (script is located in 
> /opt/PF_RING-6.0.2/drivers/PF_RING_aware/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe-3.21.2-zc/src)
>  
> Problems we have:
> -          we don't seem to get file in cat /proc/net/pf_ring/dev/eth2/rules 
> where rules for hardware filtering can be set.
>  
> /proc is deprecated, you should add/remove rules using the API.
> Please take a look at the examples in 
> PF_RING/userland/{examples,examples_zc}, for instance ./zcount -h | grep "\-R"
> 
> 
> 
> -          Insmod ixgbe.ko with parameter FdirMode=2,2,2,2 returns: Error: 
> could not insert module ixgbe.ko: Unknown symbol in module
>  
> FdirMode is deprecated, actually it is not present in the enclosed script.
> 
> 
> 
> -          In dmesg after using load_driver_“.sh script we do not get line: 
> ixgbe: 0000:02:00.0: ixgbe_check_options: Flow Director perfect filtering 
> enabled
>  
> You should not expect this message in latest driver.
> 
> 
> 
> I have attached output from dmesg after using script load_driver_2.sh
>  
> Can you help us determine what are we doing wrong?
>  
> Thank you in advance,
> Katarina Valent
>  
> Best Regards
> Alfredo
> 
> 
> 
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