Hi... Not an expert in network stack, but let me share my thought....
On 6/23/09, Lakshmana Reddy <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I was trying debug a tcpdump problem which does not capture Tx packets on > physical interface when the interface is bonded.. > I.e if eth2,eth3 are bonded to veth0, then, > tcpdump -i veth0 --> captures packets on both directions, where as > tcpdump -i eth2 (eth2 is active) --> does not capture Tx packets, only > captures receive packets.. I suspect that after being bonded, when you send data to the bond device, it will flow to the data link layer. In this layer, libpcap is no longer "capturing" your data being sent. OTOH (and this is also my guess too) , when receiving data, each packets are received not only by their bond device, but also by each member of the bond. Somehow, this operation still happen in the network layer where pcap operates...hence it is sniffable. regards, Mulyadi -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to [email protected] Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
