[BUGS] fxp0 4min DOWN/UP cycle

[Jerahmy Pocott]

On 15/01/2008, at 4:58 PM, Callum Gibson wrote:

> On 15Jan08 16:24, Jerahmy Pocott wrote:
> }Not yet, I plan to try a different port+cable but the whole 4 minutes
> }exactly between down/up pair really makes me think it's software
> }related..
>
> Maybe, but it could just be some sort of timeout occuring (which would
> be in the software), and it resets the interface at a regular  
> interval.
> The underlying cause could still be hardware related.
>
> }It doesn't seem to be related to traffic, although I'm getting a LOT
> }of login attempts on ssh, but looking at the logs for today the link
> }went down when no attack was happening?
>
> I was getting heaps too so I moved to a non-standard port. That
> improved things dramatically. I had attacks really frequently so I
> don't know if you can imply anything about your link problems from
> that if they happen around the clock.
>
> }Jan 15 12:39:04 beastie kernel: fxp0: link state changed to DOWN
> }Jan 15 12:39:06 beastie kernel: fxp0: link state changed to UP
> }Jan 15 12:41:39 beastie kernel: fxp0: link state changed to DOWN
> }Jan 15 12:41:40 beastie kernel: fxp0: link state changed to UP
>
> That's only 2 min, not 4, and it's not an even interval either.

Oh yeah..

Looking more closely it seems the times vary from 2-5 minutes between  
pairs.. I just looked at a couple and they looked to be about 4  
minutes apart so I declared they must all be the same >.<

But still, it always happens twice in a row and only a few minutes  
apart..

There is a recent security issue with inet code..

Any way I will try a new cable and new port and see if it goes away..