Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1999-22,: Re: Problems with 2.2.9, EEpro100 and IPv6 (was: Re: 2.2.0-pre9 and still "misbehaviour" with EEpro/100)

# Re: Problems with 2.2.9, EEpro100 and IPv6 (was: Re: 2.2.0-pre9 and still "misbehaviour" with EEpro/100)

kuznet@ms2.inr.ac.ru
Sun, 30 May 1999 18:49:41 +0400 (MSK DST)

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Hello!

> It definitely triggers it. Maybe something goes haywire when no IPv6
> routers can be found? Or with the IPv6 multicast stuff?

eepro100 falls to insanity when more than three addresses are loaded
to multicast filters. Nobody was able to repair it.

The workaround is to set multicast_filter_limit to 3.
After this you will be able to use IPv6 at least, though
if someone multicasts video on wire, you will have to participate 8)8)

Alexey

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