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JoeReid's avatar
JoeReid
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Nov 06, 2019

frame check error

When I run the following "tcpdump -s0 -X -nnn -vvv -i (vlan interface)" , there is an output identifying frame check errors. It raises two questions.

1. Is this normal behaviour

2. Does it have an effect on the operability of the loadbalancer?

 

TIA

 

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  • Lucern's avatar
    Lucern
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    Nov 07, 2019

    I'm guessing your devices are connected 1G or greater, correct?

     

    Make sure everything is set to Auto/Auto, long gone are the days where you need to hard set ports

    Check all cables involved - Swap em until you no longer get the errors

    If you're still getting errors swap SFPs

    If that doesn't work try another switch port, they DO go bad once in a while

    Not likely but possible bad port on the F5. Try another (might be hard to do without re-config though)

     

    My money is on one of the first three..

     

    And no, it's not normal and if you're getting a ton it can cause issues since you'll start getting a lot of retransmits..

     

    Good luck!