On 05/26/2012 04:56 AM, Frank Gamper wrote: > Hi everybody, > I was wondering if somebody could help me out with an issue I got according > to the Intel 82599 hardware packet filters. I read through the Intel > datasheet of the 82599 ethernet adapter and would like to test the mentioned > filters. I used the 'ethtool -U [interface]' at the beginning but I can't > find any flow-types for IPv6 headers, so my question is it possible to enable > all mentioned filters in the datasheet with the 'ethtool'? Is there maybe any > documentation with examples in it? > > > Regards, > Frank It was decided not to support IPv6 for the 'ethtool -U [interface]' due to the fact that that the 82599 hardware cannot support multiple IPv6 destination filters, and the masking options on the IPv6 source filters is limited.
The current ethtool interface can only support IPv4 w/ TCP, UDP, and SCTP. Thanks, Alex ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit http://communities.intel.com/community/wired
