This is prevented by OpenFlow. Take a look at the OFPP_IN_PORT output port.
--Justin On Sep 11, 2013, at 8:09 AM, Aws Auger <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I currently am trying to use a Beacon controller to create a FlowMod that > sends incoming traffic from port 1 back out port 1 after modifying some > fields. I currently am trying to achieve this through OFActionOutput(port 1). > > It appears that Open vSwitch blocks this behavior and I do not see packets > being outputted on port 1. If I change OFActionOutput to send out to a > different port (i.e. 2), I can see the outgoing traffic on that port. This > result leads me to believe that my controller is behaving correctly but Open > vSwitch recognizes that the controller is attempting to send traffic out the > originating port and blocks it. > > My question is does an option exist to turn this behavior off? If not, is > there a workaround I can do to accomplish what I want? > > Thanks > _______________________________________________ > discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
