Own address as source address??

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DILLYP
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Own address as source address??

Post by DILLYP »

I'm receiving these log entries randomly throughout every day between 07:30 and 21:00. Never overnight
From previous posts elsewhere, they don't cause a real problem.
Has anyone identified what the cause is and how to cure the problem.
I have the 2900AX -2400 and three wireless AP's hardwired to it, all with the same SSID and password but on different channels.

Jan 22 07:36:20 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 08:11:11 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 08:28:46 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 08:32:54 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 08:52:54 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 09:10:16 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 09:10:35 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 09:10:36 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 09:11:59 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 09:13:12 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 09:14:08 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 09:42:42 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 09:55:51 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 10:06:02 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 10:06:39 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 10:07:30 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 10:09:08 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 10:09:44 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 10:51:54 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 11:09:36 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 15:40:15 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 16:17:58 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 16:18:51 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 16:19:05 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 16:20:48 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 16:21:37 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 20:15:42 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 20:18:07 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 20:20:21 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 20:21:38 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 20:22:38 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 20:23:26 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 20:30:39 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 20:41:29 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 20:42:00 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
billion_fan
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Re: Own address as source address??

Post by billion_fan »

DILLYP wrote: Sat Jan 23, 2021 10:43 am I'm receiving these log entries randomly throughout every day between 07:30 and 21:00. Never overnight
From previous posts elsewhere, they don't cause a real problem.
Has anyone identified what the cause is and how to cure the problem.
I have the 2900AX -2400 and three wireless AP's hardwired to it, all with the same SSID and password but on different channels.

Jan 22 07:36:20 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 08:11:11 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 08:28:46 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 08:32:54 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 08:52:54 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 09:10:16 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 09:10:35 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 09:10:36 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 09:11:59 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 09:13:12 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 09:14:08 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 09:42:42 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 09:55:51 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 10:06:02 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 10:06:39 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 10:07:30 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 10:09:08 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 10:09:44 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 10:51:54 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 11:09:36 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 15:40:15 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 16:17:58 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 16:18:51 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 16:19:05 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 16:20:48 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 16:21:37 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 20:15:42 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 20:18:07 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 20:20:21 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 20:21:38 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 20:22:38 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 20:23:26 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 20:30:39 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 20:41:29 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
Jan 22 20:42:00 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl0 with own address as source address
I've only seen these logs when running a wireless AP on the network, there are just warning messages and should not effect the performance so nothing to worry about
ittroll
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Re: Own address as source address??

Post by ittroll »

I’m getting these too on my 8900AX-1600R2. I do have a secondary AP using the same SSID.
They can happen several times a second and cause log suppression to kick in.

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Mar 24 22:14:59 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl1 with  own address as source address
Mar 24 22:15:03 kern warn kernel: net_ratelimit: 14 callbacks suppressed
Mar 24 22:15:03 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl1 with  own address as source address
Mar 24 22:15:03 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl1 with  own address as source address
Mar 24 22:15:03 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl1 with  own address as source address
Mar 24 22:15:03 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl1 with  own address as source address
Mar 24 22:15:03 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl1 with  own address as source address
Mar 24 22:15:03 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl1 with  own address as source address
Mar 24 22:15:03 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl1 with  own address as source address
Mar 24 22:15:03 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl1 with  own address as source address
Mar 24 22:15:07 kern warn kernel: br0: received packet on wl1 with  own address as source address
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