Re: Interface Hang with 2.4.18 kernel
Ben, Well I guess it is a good thing that you see it on other apps as well. I think it has to do with putting the interface in promiscious mode, and then switching it back (to regular mode). Something isn't right when it gets set back. I agree you method is more of a work-around than a solution. I found closing the lid on my PB an easier work-around. Still it would be nice to know if this is a PPC or Kernel bug. I had an older Yellowdog kernel (2.4.4 I think) which worked fine with ethereal. But then that is a different disto AND kernel version. Craig... Ben Reser wrote: On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 10:09:30AM -0800, Ben Reser wrote: I've had problems with nmap hanging my airport interface but that's it. The solution I've found is to ifdown the interface. rmmod the modules related to them. Then ifup the interface again. And it should start working again. Guess it's not really a solution... more like a work around. Actually I take that back... now that I think about it ethereal does the same thing...
Re: Interface Hang with 2.4.18 kernel
On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 12:12:27PM -0500, Craig Miller wrote: Well I guess it is a good thing that you see it on other apps as well. I think it has to do with putting the interface in promiscious mode, and then switching it back (to regular mode). Something isn't right when it gets set back. I agree you method is more of a work-around than a solution. I found closing the lid on my PB an easier work-around. Still it would be nice to know if this is a PPC or Kernel bug. I had an older Yellowdog kernel (2.4.4 I think) which worked fine with ethereal. But then that is a different disto AND kernel version. Not sure. I don't try to do that stuff from my laptop all that much so I just haven't worried about it. Unfortunately putting my laptop to sleep in X crashes it so that's not a good solution for me. :( -- Ben Reser [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ben.reser.org If you're not making any mistakes, you're flat out not trying hard enough. - Jim Nichols
Re: Interface Hang with 2.4.18 kernel
On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 11:18:13AM -0500, Craig Miller wrote: Has anyone noticed the ethernet interface hanging (it can not receive packets) after putting the interface into promiscious mode (such as with Ethereal). The interface seems to work while in promiscious mode, but after quiting Ethereal (TCPDump, ngrep) the interface no longer receives packets. This seems to occur on my G3 PB (Pismo) with either the built in ethernet (eth0), or the airport card (eth1) I am using the otherwise wonderful 2.4.18 (-6?) kernel (with ide-cs.o module for flash card access). Putting the PB to sleep, and re-awakening it, seems to clear the problem. Any thoughts? Anyone using sniffers out there? I had to work to find an ethereal that works with Mandrake 8.2 (most want libcrypto, and there doesn't seem to be one for 8.2) I've had problems with nmap hanging my airport interface but that's it. The solution I've found is to ifdown the interface. rmmod the modules related to them. Then ifup the interface again. And it should start working again. Guess it's not really a solution... more like a work around. -- Ben Reser [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ben.reser.org If you're not making any mistakes, you're flat out not trying hard enough. - Jim Nichols
Re: Interface Hang with 2.4.18 kernel
On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 10:09:30AM -0800, Ben Reser wrote: I've had problems with nmap hanging my airport interface but that's it. The solution I've found is to ifdown the interface. rmmod the modules related to them. Then ifup the interface again. And it should start working again. Guess it's not really a solution... more like a work around. Actually I take that back... now that I think about it ethereal does the same thing... -- Ben Reser [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ben.reser.org If you're not making any mistakes, you're flat out not trying hard enough. - Jim Nichols
