Re: [coLinux-devel] Strange problem with Win-TAP and coLinux

[Richard G. <ric...@ri...>]

FWIW I apt-get install'ed kde3.1.5 full from scratch and didn't have any
issues (that I could see).
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John LeSueur" <jo...@su...>
To: <col...@li...>
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 6:40 PM
Subject: Re: [coLinux-devel] Strange problem with Win-TAP and coLinux


> I've seen very similar problems when using apt-get to install large
> files(like kernel-source-2.4.24)
> The download completes, then dpkg fails because the md5sum doesn't
> match.  Sounds like corrupted packets getting passed around, which makes
> me think it's the tap drivers, or the connection between colinux and the
> tap driver...
>
> It seems to be only associated with large transfers, and not network
> load.  But at least apache works.  and php.  and postgres.
>
> John
>
>
>
>
> Ian Latter wrote:
>
> >Hello Vlad,
> >
> >  I haven't seen the issues that you've reported - but I've seen some-
> >thing else that's not right in the networking.
> >
> >  The only application included in the CHAOS file system is setiathome,
> >and it fails to acquire a new workunit from the Berkeley servers.  What
> >we see here is an ESTablished connection to their web server
> >(which suggests that networking "works") but we never retrieve any
> >data (not even up to the first Mbyte).  Instead the connection hangs
> >with a send-q of about 350 or so.
> >
> >  We're testing this over two PCs (XP Pro SP1) with Bridging (mini mac)
> >as the connection/networking mechanism.
> >
> >  I think it was the other Ian who mentioned a much later TAP driver
> >from the openVPN project; maybe its worth trying that out ..  I might
> >give that ago sometime in the next couple of days - see if it helps.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >
> >
> >>From: "Vlad Doubrov" <vl...@w-...>
> >>To: <col...@li...>
> >>Subject:  Re: [coLinux-devel] Strange problem with Win-TAP and coLinux
> >>Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 15:05:03 +0300
> >>
> >>Dan Aloni wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>>The same happens when I try to transfer that file via SMB (smbd and
> >>>>smbclient is installed on coLinux) - except that the file is getting
> >>>>corrupted after "successful" download.
> >>>>
> >>>>Small files (less than 1 MB in size) get transferred very well.
> >>>>
> >>>>So, is it a bug in Win-TAP driver or coLinux? Any workarounds
possible?
> >>>>Or may be it's my misunderstood?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>My guess is to try to using ifconfig to change eth0's MAC address.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>It doesn't help. According to SSH docs, "corrupted MAC on input" message
> >>means that some packet was corrupted during data transfer, it doesn't
> >>mean anything to ethernet MAC addresses. And as I already wrote, when I
> >>try to transfer the same large file via samba it gets corrupted the
> >>same way.
> >>
> >>I'm completely stuck out as I couldn't transfer anything larger than 1Mb
> >>to the virtual linux. Does this problem appear in your enviroment? Or
> >>perhaps some workarounds are possible?
> >>
> >>-- vlad
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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