Subject: kern/233: running mrouted can lead to catatonic network
To: None <gnats-admin>
From: John Brezak <brezak@ch.hp.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 04/23/1994 16:20:03
>Number: 233
>Category: kern
>Synopsis: running mrouted can lead to catatonic network
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: high
>Responsible: gnats-admin (Kernel Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sat Apr 23 16:20:03 1994
>Originator: John Brezak
>Organization:
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>Release: current 4/17
>Environment:
System: NetBSD sussex 0.9a ESSEX#16 i386
>Description:
Running mrouted to setup a MBONE tunnel will cause some NetBSD
networking failure in such that pings will fail. Stopping
mrouted will and waiting a bit will bring things back.
>How-To-Repeat:
Configure mrouted to startup to join the MBONE. Soon you will
not be able to use the network.
>Fix:
no known yet
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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