[j-nsp] strange packet loss without impact

Stefan Fouant sfouant at shortestpathfirst.net
Mon Jul 4 10:43:35 EDT 2011


Honestly, I don't suspect that it is an issue with fwdd, but you should be able to get more detailed information about individual threads by enabling task accounting. Once enabled you can do a 'show task accounting' for more detailed info.

Regards,

Stefan Fouant
JNCIE-ER #70, JNCIE-M #513, JNCI
Technical Trainer, Juniper Networks

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On Jul 4, 2011, at 9:33 AM, Matthias Brumm <matthias at brumm.net> wrote:

> Hello!
> 
> At the moment I am monitoring it with top on UNIX shell, do you have another
> suggestion? In top this process is idleing.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Matthias
> 
> 2011/7/4 Christian <cdebalorre at neotelecoms.com>
> 
>> Hi,
>> Try to monitor the fwdd process - when running high it causes packet to
>> drop on these pc's.
>> 
>> Christian
>> 
>> 
>> Le 04/07/2011 13:11, Adam Leff a écrit :
>> 
>> I realize this will sound silly, but have you checked for half-duplex
>>> on your interfaces?
>>> 
>>> Those onboard J6350 interfaces are actually 10/100/1000, so if you
>>> don't have the speed and link-mode hardcoded,  do a show interfaces
>>> extensive ge-0/0/# and check the link partner section to ensure you're
>>> running full-duplex.
>>> 
>>> Adam
>>> 
>>> On Jul 4, 2011, at 7:01, Matthias Brumm<matthias at brumm.net>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello!
>>>> 
>>>> Since some weeks now, we have a strange packet loss on one of our edge
>>>> locations.
>>>> 
>>>> A few days ago an IX informed us about packet loss on our router. The
>>>> router
>>>> in place is a J6350. We have a 1 Gig line to us and two 1 Gig lines to
>>>> some
>>>> uplinks. Every communication goes through a 1 Gig copper link to a
>>>> ProCurve
>>>> 2810-24G. So the external links are connected to the switch and the
>>>> switch
>>>> via one cable with the router.
>>>> 
>>>> The packet loss is strange, because:
>>>> 
>>>> 1. In smokeping during the busy hours of the day, there are losses of
>>>> about
>>>> 5%
>>>> 2. From my workstation I get packet loss of about 10 up to 50%
>>>> 3. There are no errors on the switch or router interface (except i.e.
>>>> VLAN
>>>> errors)
>>>> 4. no customers have reported any problems. But there are many customers
>>>> relying on real time communication (VoIP/RDP)
>>>> 5. The switch port with the router is showing maximum 200 Mbit
>>>> 6. The router is showing 20% real-time threads
>>>> 
>>>> According to the datasheet the J-Series should be able to deliver this
>>>> performance easily. Or are the onboard Gig-Interfaces the problem? Of
>>>> course
>>>> I know, that this physical configuration is a bad idea, and I will change
>>>> is
>>>> very soon to ease the load on this particular port.
>>>> 
>>>> Any other ideas?
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> 
>>>> Matthias
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