Bernd wrote: > > Hi, > > i have a lot of the following messages in my /var/log/messages: > > Aug 7 10:37:32 pc60181 kernel: [2043056.982585] br0: > received packet on eth0 with own address as source address > [...] > > Messages appear for about 90 minutes and suddenly stopped. > > I have the following network configuration: > > pc60181:~ # ifconfig > br0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 54:04:A6:94:F4:93 > inet addr:10.35.23.36 Bcast:10.35.23.0 Mask:255.255.255.0 > inet6 addr: fe80::5604:a6ff:fe94:f493/64 Scope:Link > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:8087301 errors:0 dropped:196462 > overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:1329744 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > RX bytes:480312835 (458.0 Mb) TX bytes:1250573611 > (1192.6 Mb) > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 54:04:A6:94:F4:93 > inet6 addr: fe80::5604:a6ff:fe94:f493/64 Scope:Link > UP BROADCAST RUNNING PROMISC MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:424826060 errors:0 dropped:131484 > overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:14092606 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 > RX bytes:79356560631 (75680.3 Mb) TX > bytes:5338070565 (5090.7 Mb) > Interrupt:58 Base address:0x6000 > > 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:3773045 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:3773045 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > RX bytes:3030507414 (2890.1 Mb) TX > bytes:3030507414 (2890.1 Mb) > > vnet0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr FE:54:00:37:92:A0 > inet6 addr: fe80::fc54:ff:fe37:92a0/64 Scope:Link > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:81891 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:7394846 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:6 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:500 > RX bytes:7477407 (7.1 Mb) TX bytes:536978695 (512.1 Mb) > > pc60181:~ # brctl show > bridge name bridge id STP enabled interfaces > br0 8000.5404a694f493 no eth0 > vnet0 > > The bridge is used to connect a KVM VM network adapter to the > one of the host. > Host is a SLES 11 SP2 64bit. Guest also. > > What is the reason for this message ? I can't remember if i > had a loss of connectivity for that host/vm, because i > realised the message some days after the error appeared. Stop. I checked some emails and saw that the host was not accessible during this time. > > Any ideas ? > > I have now tcpdump running to see the exact packets if the > error reappears. > > > Bernd > > > > > I'm googleing for three days and found tons of these messages, but no clear reason/explaination. Any help would be really appreciated. Beernd Helmholtz Zentrum München Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH) Ingolstädter Landstr. 1 85764 Neuherberg www.helmholtz-muenchen.de Aufsichtsratsvorsitzende: MinDir´in Bärbel Brumme-Bothe Geschäftsführer: Prof. Dr. Günther Wess Dr. Nikolaus Blum Dr. Alfons Enhsen Registergericht: Amtsgericht München HRB 6466 USt-IdNr: DE 129521671