JHJE (Jan Holst Jensen)
2005-Sep-02 20:19 UTC
RE: [Xen-users] Fixed MAC address causes spurios network connectivityloss.
> > If I uncomment the "vif = " line in the configuration file > > the VM''s network is rock solid, but I need a fixed MAC > > address because of the flex license manager that runs on the VM. > > Are you sure some other machine on your network isn''t also using that > MAC?I am quite confident since I had no problems running the VM as a VMware guest with that same MAC. I''ll however admit that it sounds too probable for comfort, so I''ll try booting the VMware thing up again just to double-check that it does not have the problem. I could also just try another fixed MAC to test it. Could VMware''s network bridging be hanging on to the MAC after VM shutdown, fooling the network ? Not trying to push the blame on them, just exploring possibilites... Can I trace MAC resolution to see where packets are headed when things go wrong (guess it is in a FAQ somewhere for network administrators) ?> > I''m running Xen 2.0.6 with Debian Sarge in domain-0, various > > RedHat domUs. > > You may wish to upgrade to 2.0.7 or 2.0-testing anyhow.Yep - if other attempts fail, I''ll try that. Cheers -- Jan _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users