John Forkosh
2020-06-25 04:50:30 UTC
I've been running -current downloaded on 9/1/19, and recently
did a test-install on a spare partition of -current from 2/28/20.
Looks fine except for extra unexplained network traffic...
I've got a verizon dsl modem plugged into a switch that
distributes the bandwidth among several linux boxes on
my wired lan (nowadays only one box is powered up at a time).
And up until now (i.e., back to slackware 8.something)
lights on the 8-port switch would blink maybe once a second
while I wasn't using the network. But now, as soon as I type
dhcpcd -d -h boxname -s 192.168.1.x (each box has a static ip)
the switch lights start vigorously flashing maybe 10-15 times
per second.
What on slackware might have changed between 9/1/19 and 2/28/20
to explain the additional and unwanted (and scary) traffic?
And how might I stop it?
did a test-install on a spare partition of -current from 2/28/20.
Looks fine except for extra unexplained network traffic...
I've got a verizon dsl modem plugged into a switch that
distributes the bandwidth among several linux boxes on
my wired lan (nowadays only one box is powered up at a time).
And up until now (i.e., back to slackware 8.something)
lights on the 8-port switch would blink maybe once a second
while I wasn't using the network. But now, as soon as I type
dhcpcd -d -h boxname -s 192.168.1.x (each box has a static ip)
the switch lights start vigorously flashing maybe 10-15 times
per second.
What on slackware might have changed between 9/1/19 and 2/28/20
to explain the additional and unwanted (and scary) traffic?
And how might I stop it?
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John Forkosh ( mailto: ***@f.com where j=john and f=forkosh )
John Forkosh ( mailto: ***@f.com where j=john and f=forkosh )