ICMP Checksum Errors

Curtis Hays II (chays@arcmail.com)
Tue, 26 Jan 1999 09:09:09 -0600


Hello kernel gods,

I have been having some VERY slow download porblems. From anywhere to my
Linux box is extremely slow.. Recently I messed with some troubleshooting
and found this when I ping:

oldcolo:/usr/src# ping -s 500 192.160.122.254
PING 192.160.122.254 (192.160.122.254): 500 data bytes
508 bytes from 192.160.122.254: icmp_seq=0 ttl=30 time=6.2 ms
508 bytes from 192.160.122.254: icmp_seq=1 ttl=30 time=5.7 ms
508 bytes from 192.160.122.254: icmp_seq=2 ttl=30 time=5.7 ms
508 bytes from 192.160.122.254: icmp_seq=3 ttl=30 time=5.6 ms
508 bytes from 192.160.122.254: icmp_seq=4 ttl=30 time=5.7 ms
508 bytes from 192.160.122.254: icmp_seq=5 ttl=30 time=5.7 ms
508 bytes from 192.160.122.254: icmp_seq=6 ttl=30 time=5.7 ms

--- 192.160.122.254 ping statistics ---
7 packets transmitted, 7 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 5.6/5.7/6.2 ms
oldcolo:/usr/src# ping -s 600 192.160.122.254
PING 192.160.122.254 (192.160.122.254): 600 data bytes
608 bytes from 192.160.122.254: icmp_seq=0 ttl=30 time=6.9 ms
608 bytes from 192.160.122.254: icmp_seq=1 ttl=30 time=6.4 ms
608 bytes from 192.160.122.254: icmp_seq=2 ttl=30 time=6.4 ms
608 bytes from 192.160.122.254: icmp_seq=3 ttl=30 time=60.8 ms
wrong data byte #466 should be 0xd2 but was 0x0
ee df ac 36 46 18 a 0 8 9 a b c d e f 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
1a 1b 1c 1d 1e 1f
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2a 2b 2c 2d 2e 2f 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
37 38 39 3a 3b 3c 3d 3e 3f
40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4a 4b 4c 4d 4e 4f 50 51 52 53 54 55 56
57 58 59 5a 5b 5c 5d 5e 5f
60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 6a 6b 6c 6d 6e 6f 70 71 72 73 74 75 76
77 78 79 7a 7b 7c 7d 7e 7f
80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 8a 8b 8c 8d 8e 8f 90 91 92 93 94 95 96
97 98 99 9a 9b 9c 9d 9e 9f
a0 a1 a2 a3 a4 a5 a6 a7 a8 a9 aa ab ac ad ae af b0 b1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6
b7 b8 b9 ba bb bc bd be bf
c0 c1 c2 c3 c4 c5 c6 c7 c8 c9 ca cb cc cd ce cf d0 d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 d6
d7 d8 d9 da db dc dd de df
e0 e1 e2 e3 e4 e5 e6 e7 e8 e9 ea eb ec ed ee ef f0 f1 f2 f3 f4 f5 f6
f7 f8 f9 fa fb fc fd fe ff
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1a 1b
1c 1d 1e 1f
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2a 2b 2c 2d 2e 2f 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
37 38 39 3a 3b 3c 3d 3e 3f
40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4a 4b 4c 4d 4e 4f 50 51 52 53 54 55 56
57 58 59 5a 5b 5c 5d 5e 5f
60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 6a 6b 6c 6d 6e 6f 70 71 72 73 74 75 76
77 78 79 7a 7b 7c 7d 7e 7f
80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 8a 8b 8c 8d 8e 8f 90 91 92 93 94 95 96
97 98 99 9a 9b 9c 9d 9e 9f
a0 a1 a2 a3 a4 a5 a6 a7 a8 a9 aa ab ac ad ae af b0 b1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6
b7 b8 b9 ba bb bc bd be bf
c0 c1 c2 c3 c4 c5 c6 c7 c8 c9 ca cb cc cd ce cf d0 d1 0 40 5 3d 16
34 0 0 c0 85 1b c0 8 0
45 0 2 74 39 d6 0 0 40 1 c8 72 c0 a0 7a 1 c0 a0 7a fe 8 0 44 bf e5 a
3 0 ee df ac 36
46 18 a 0 8 9 a b c d e f 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1a 1b 1c 1d
1e 1f 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 2a 2b 2c 2d 2e 2f 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 3a
3b 3c 3d 3e 3f 40 41 42 43
44 45 46 47 48 49 4a 4b 4c 4d 4e 4f 50 51 52 53
608 bytes from 192.160.122.254: icmp_seq=4 ttl=30 time=6.4 ms
608 bytes from 192.160.122.254: icmp_seq=5 ttl=30 time=6.8 ms
608 bytes from 192.160.122.254: icmp_seq=6 ttl=30 time=6.3 ms
608 bytes from 192.160.122.254: icmp_seq=7 ttl=30 time=6.3 ms
608 bytes from 192.160.122.254: icmp_seq=8 ttl=30 time=6.3 ms
608 bytes from 192.160.122.254: icmp_seq=9 ttl=30 time=6.3 ms
608 bytes from 192.160.122.254: icmp_seq=10 ttl=30 time=10.5 ms
wrong data byte #466 should be 0xd2 but was 0x0
f5 df ac 36 13 18 a 0 8 9 a b c d e f 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
1a 1b 1c 1d 1e 1f
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2a 2b 2c 2d 2e 2f 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
37 38 39 3a 3b 3c 3d 3e 3f
40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4a 4b 4c 4d 4e 4f 50 51 52 53 54 55 56
57 58 59 5a 5b 5c 5d 5e 5f
60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 6a 6b 6c 6d 6e 6f 70 71 72 73 74 75 76
77 78 79 7a 7b 7c 7d 7e 7f
80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 8a 8b 8c 8d 8e 8f 90 91 92 93 94 95 96
97 98 99 9a 9b 9c 9d 9e 9f
a0 a1 a2 a3 a4 a5 a6 a7 a8 a9 aa ab ac ad ae af b0 b1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6
b7 b8 b9 ba bb bc bd be bf
c0 c1 c2 c3 c4 c5 c6 c7 c8 c9 ca cb cc cd ce cf d0 d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 d6
d7 d8 d9 da db dc dd de df
e0 e1 e2 e3 e4 e5 e6 e7 e8 e9 ea eb ec ed ee ef f0 f1 f2 f3 f4 f5 f6
f7 f8 f9 fa fb fc fd fe ff
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1a 1b
1c 1d 1e 1f
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2a 2b 2c 2d 2e 2f 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
37 38 39 3a 3b 3c 3d 3e 3f
40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4a 4b 4c 4d 4e 4f 50 51 52 53 54 55 56
57 58 59 5a 5b 5c 5d 5e 5f
60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 6a 6b 6c 6d 6e 6f 70 71 72 73 74 75 76
77 78 79 7a 7b 7c 7d 7e 7f
80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 8a 8b 8c 8d 8e 8f 90 91 92 93 94 95 96
97 98 99 9a 9b 9c 9d 9e 9f
a0 a1 a2 a3 a4 a5 a6 a7 a8 a9 aa ab ac ad ae af b0 b1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6
b7 b8 b9 ba bb bc bd be bf
c0 c1 c2 c3 c4 c5 c6 c7 c8 c9 ca cb cc cd ce cf d0 d1 0 40 5 3d 16
34 0 0 c0 85 1b c0 8 0
45 0 2 74 39 e8 0 0 40 1 c8 60 c0 a0 7a 1 c0 a0 7a fe 8 0 69 bf e5 a
a 0 f5 df ac 36
13 18 a 0 8 9 a b c d e f 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1a 1b 1c 1d
1e 1f 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 2a 2b 2c 2d 2e 2f 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 3a
3b 3c 3d 3e 3f 40 41 42 43
44 45 46 47 48 49 4a 4b 4c 4d 4e 4f 50 51 52 53
608 bytes from 192.160.122.254: icmp_seq=11 ttl=30 time=6.3 ms
608 bytes from 192.160.122.254: icmp_seq=12 ttl=30 time=6.3 ms
608 bytes from 192.160.122.254: icmp_seq=13 ttl=30 time=6.3 ms
608 bytes from 192.160.122.254: icmp_seq=14 ttl=30 time=6.3 ms

--- 192.160.122.254 ping statistics ---
15 packets transmitted, 15 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 6.3/10.3/60.8 ms
oldcolo:/usr/src#

It starts out good, then goes downhill as packet sizes increase. Here is
the single line I get in /usr/adm/messages:

Jan 25 13:11:14 oldcolo kernel: ICMP: failed checksum from 192.160.122.254!
Jan 25 13:11:16 oldcolo kernel: ICMP: failed checksum from 192.160.122.254!
Jan 25 13:13:30 oldcolo kernel: ICMP: failed checksum from 192.160.122.254!

oldcolo:/home/hays# uname -a
Linux oldcolo 2.0.27 #2 Mon Mar 24 13:00:36 MST 1997 i486

Thanks for any help,
Curtis
I am not a subscriber to the list, please include my email in replies.

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/