Re: [LUG] Martian source

[Peter Walker <peter.walker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

James Wonnacott wrote:

> I'm getting a huge amount of stuff about "martian source" in syslog
> along the lines of:
>
> Jul  8 09:24:23 remote kernel: printk: 33 messages suppressed.
> Jul  8 09:24:23 remote kernel: martian source 10.0.15.255 from
> 10.0.12.117, on dev eth0
>  

James,

Is 10.0.12.117 a valid machine on your network?

> Jul  8 09:24:23 remote kernel: ll header:
> ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:05:5d:49:b1:6d:08:00
>
>
>  

> I only get these on eth0 never eth1.
>
>  
Try these commands to check how the 2 interfaces are configured for 
martians.

cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/eth0/log_martians
cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/eth1/log_martians

Cheers,

Pete


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