[Xorp-users] xorp_rtrmgr won't start without interface connection

[Pavlin Radoslavov]

> I'm new user of XORP. I've already setup XORP 1.4 in my box with two (2)
> interface card. Actually, i've run the application with the example of
> config.boot. I'm tried to disconnect one of interface card from switch then
> start to run the xorp_rtrmgr but it won't run if one of my card have no
> carrier.
> 
> Can I ask what's an explanation why it won't run without connection in any of
> interface card?

This is a known bug in the multicast code:
http://www.xorp.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=560

Pavlin

> Thank you and more power!
> 
> Roy
> 
> 
> P.S. Here's the log and status of ifconfig below.
> 
> mcast# ifconfig
> sk0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
>     options=b<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU>
>     inet 172.100.0.2 netmask 0xffff0000 broadcast 172.100.255.255
>     ether 00:19:5b:2f:14:6a
>     media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex,flag0,flag1>)
>     status: active
> vr0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
>     inet 192.168.50.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.50.255
>     ether 00:15:f2:3d:ac:91
>     media: Ethernet autoselect (none)
>     status: no carrier
> plip0: flags=108810<POINTOPOINT,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST,NEEDSGIANT> mtu 1500
> lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384
>     inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4
>     inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128
>     inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
> 
> /Note: Status of vr0 is no carrier or no connection from lan.
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> /mcast# /usr/local/xorp/bin/xorp_rtrmgr
> [ 2007/04/12 19:39:53 INFO xorp_fea MFEA ] MFEA enabled
> [ 2007/04/12 19:39:53 INFO xorp_fea MFEA ] CLI enabled
> [ 2007/04/12 19:39:53 INFO xorp_fea MFEA ] CLI started
> [ 2007/04/12 19:39:53 INFO xorp_fea MFEA ] MFEA enabled
> [ 2007/04/12 19:39:53 INFO xorp_fea MFEA ] CLI enabled
> [ 2007/04/12 19:39:53 INFO xorp_fea MFEA ] CLI started
> [ 2007/04/12 19:40:01 INFO xorp_fea MFEA ] Interface added: Vif[sk0]
> pif_index: 1 vif_index: 0 addr: 172.100.0.2 subnet: 172.100.0.0/16 broadcast:
> 172.100.255.255 peer: 0.0.0.0 Flags: MULTICAST BROADCAST UNDERLYING_VIF_UP
> MTU: 1500
> [ 2007/04/12 19:40:01 INFO xorp_fea MFEA ] Interface added: Vif[vr0]
> pif_index: 2 vif_index: 1 addr: 192.168.50.1 subnet: 192.168.50.0/24
> broadcast: 192.168.50.255 peer: 0.0.0.0 Flags: MULTICAST BROADCAST MTU: 1500
> [ 2007/04/12 19:40:01 INFO xorp_fea MFEA ] MFEA started
> [ 2007/04/12 19:40:02 INFO xorp_fea MFEA ] Interface enabled Vif[sk0]
> pif_index: 1 vif_index: 0 addr: 172.100.0.2 subnet: 172.100.0.0/16 broadcast:
> 172.100.255.255 peer: 0.0.0.0 Flags: MULTICAST BROADCAST UNDERLYING_VIF_UP
> MTU: 1500 DOWN IPv4 ENABLED
> [ 2007/04/12 19:40:02 INFO xorp_fea MFEA ] Interface started: Vif[sk0]
> pif_index: 1 vif_index: 0 addr: 172.100.0.2 subnet: 172.100.0.0/16 broadcast:
> 172.100.255.255 peer: 0.0.0.0 Flags: MULTICAST BROADCAST UNDERLYING_VIF_UP
> MTU: 1500 UP IPv4 ENABLED
> [ 2007/04/12 19:40:02 INFO xorp_fea MFEA ] Interface added: Vif[register_vif]
> pif_index: 1 vif_index: 2 addr: 172.100.0.2 subnet: 172.100.0.2/32 broadcast:
> 172.100.0.2 peer: 0.0.0.0 Flags: PIM_REGISTER UNDERLYING_VIF_UP MTU: 1500
> [ 2007/04/12 19:40:02 INFO xorp_fea MFEA ] Interface enabled Vif[vr0]
> pif_index: 2 vif_index: 1 addr: 192.168.50.1 subnet: 192.168.50.0/24
> broadcast: 192.168.50.255 peer: 0.0.0.0 Flags: MULTICAST BROADCAST MTU: 1500
> DOWN IPv4 ENABLED
> [ 2007/04/12 19:40:02  ERROR xorp_fea:1162 MFEA +914 mfea_node.cc start_vif ]
> Cannot start vif vr0: underlying vif is not UP
> [ 2007/04/12 19:40:02 WARNING xorp_fea XrlMfeaTarget ] Handling method for
> mfea/0.1/start_vif failed: XrlCmdError 102 Command failed Cannot start vif
> vr0: underlying vif is not UP
> 
> 
> 
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