Hi Cedric, On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 9:25 AM, Cedric VONCKEN <cedric.voncken@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I think I found an issue in mesh addressing. > I used the compat-2012-06-14. > > My network topology for the test is : > ----------------- ------------------- Wired LAN ----------------- > |MP1 | |MP2 |------------------| Computer | > |192.168.4.1| |192.168.4.253| |192.168.4.90 | > ----------------- ------------------- --------------- > > The MP1 is not bridged with any wired interface (The ip address is set directly on WLAN0 interface) > The MP2 is bridged with eth0 to offer link with a wired network (My computer is connected with the wired network). > > If I try to ping from Computer to MP1. > The ICMP request sent on WiFi (from MP2 to MP1) is a broadcast frame using a strange address format (3 address in 802.11 header + 1 address in mesh extension) . > The ICMP reply sent on wifi (from MP1 to MP2) is unicast frame using 6 addresses format. > > Why the ICMP request is sent with address 1 set to broadcast (It was not the case for older compat-2011-08-25)? > > If in MP1 I move the WLAN0 to a bridge with brctl (with no other interface), ICMP request are still sent with broadcast, > But > If I change the mac address of bridge interface, the ICMP request is now sent in unicast format (using the 6 addresses formats) ! Based on the information you've provided, none of this immediately sounds wrong. Can you please link to a capture file we can investigate? Thanks, Thomas -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
