[c-nsp] giant packets troubleshooting

Ibrahim Abo Zaid ibrahim.abozaid at gmail.com
Tue Jul 15 04:47:55 EDT 2008


Dear Palis

check interface MTU configuration and its default state from both sides

best regards
--Ibrahim

On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 9:22 AM, Michalis Palis <security at cytanet.com.cy>
wrote:

> On one link for example where  we have an etherchannel between a GSR and a
> 4510 switch, we see a lot of giant packets on the router side and no giant
> packets on the switch side
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pavel Skovajsa" <
> pavel.skovajsa at gmail.com>
> To: "Michalis Palis" <security at cytanet.com.cy>
> Cc: <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 9:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] giant packets troubleshooting
>
>
>
>  Just to be aware, there has been a cosmetic bug on many cisco
>> platforms two years ago that clasified all dot1q trunked frame as
>> giants. The way to see verify this is by looking whether you don't see
>> giants on all trunk ports.
>>
>> Pavel
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 7:56 AM, Michalis Palis <security at cytanet.com.cy>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all
>>>
>>> I have some interfaces on my networks (gigabit / ethernet) which report a
>>> huge amount of giant packets. What is the cause of giant packets?  Is their
>>> any methodology or any good document which details the way to troubleshoot
>>> giant packets?
>>>
>>> All responses will be appreciated.
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