[ixp1200] How to communicate IXP1200 ENP2505 card with PC using Ethernet ports

[Roberto Maccaferri]

l3fwdr project is in
/opt/ixasdk/src/microace/projects
in this directory you can find two directory, each realize a different version 
of the l3fwdr
 L3_2Gig_hw
 L3_8_1Gig_hw

Roberto

On Wednesday 20 November 2002 14:14, Ning Weng wrote:
> Nimit
>
> Could you pinpoint me where is 13fwdr project? Sorry but I am really a
> new player for this stuff.
>
> Thanks.
>
> > Ning...
> > Try running the hardware version of the l3fwdr project on the IXP by
> > configuring it for the number of interfaces you want to use.
> >
> > -Nimit
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ning Weng" <nweng at ecs.umass.edu>
> > To: <ixp1200 at CS.Princeton.EDU>
> > Cc: "Ye, Irvin" <i.ye at lancaster.ac.uk>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 4:01 PM
> > Subject: [ixp1200] How to communicate IXP1200 ENP2505 card with PC using
> > Ethernet ports
> >
> > > Please forgive me to let me clarify my question:
> > >
> > > How to communicate my IXP1200 ENP2505 Card with my PC using Ethernet
> > > ports presented on the ENP2505 card?
> > >
> > > Yes, I can boot the IXP1200 using serial cable, and also can ping my PC
> > > through PCI bus.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, Ye, Irvin wrote:
> > > > No need to do any configuration, ixconfig will do for you.
> > > >
> > > > As for packet generator, Intel suggest use IXIA or Shomiti, but I
> > > > even
> >
> > don't
> >
> > > > know what are they? Who know? do tell me. If they're some kinds of
> >
> > special
> >
> > > > devices, I can't afford, I'm affraid. So I just use Linux host to
> >
> > generate to
> >
> > > > packets.
> > > >
> > > > Irvin
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Ning Weng [mailto:nweng at sisko.ecs.umass.edu]
> > > > Sent: 18 November 2002 22:45
> > > > To: ixp1200 at CS.Princeton.EDU; Ye, Irvin
> > > > Subject: Re: [ixp1200] SOS, a question about connection and output!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Irvin,
> > > >
> > > > Sorry for not trying to answer your question, but  ask you
> > > > question....
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Q1: My case is I reboot my target(IXP1200) from my host machine
> > > > through
> >
> > a
> >
> > > > serial cable, and I can ping each other via virtual interface( PCI)
> > > > as
> >
> > well.
> >
> > > > Now I want the two system(IXP1200 and my host Linux machine)
> > > > communicate
> >
> > by
> >
> > > > Ethernet port  via a cross over cable. My question is : what is the
> >
> > detail
> >
> > > > steps that I should do, such as network configurations or other? That
> >
> > will be a
> >
> > > > great help for me if you would like share your experiences or point
> > > > me
> >
> > the the
> >
> > > > documentation that you followed.
> > > > Q2: What is the packet generator that you used?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks a lot.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Ning
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >           "Ye, Irvin"
> > > >
> > > > Q2:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Ye, Irvin" wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi,I'm puzzled on the connection for ixp1200.I had tried to connect
> > > > PCs
> >
> > and
> >
> > > > ixp1200 ports in standard way: via a hub / switch, but it failed to
> >
> > work. When
> >
> > > > I tried direct connection through crossover twisted pairs, it seemed
> > > > OK, packets could be successfully sent to ixp1200 ports. But then it
> > > > found
> >
> > that
> >
> > > > packets could not be sent from the ports. When I tried Intel's simple
> >
> > bridge
> >
> > > > example, I found there were problem in the egress side: packets could
> >
> > not be
> >
> > > > sent out, so finally there was a RmSendPacket error. Upon Erik's
> >
> > suggestion,
> >
> > > > I've checked some status of the board and found that when there were
> >
> > packets to
> >
> > > > send, the value of the XMIT_PTR regisger would stick to a fix number,
> >
> > and the
> >
> > > > active transmit thread would cycle around these codes:
> > > > Egress_WaitForPortReady[abs_port]    ctx_arb[sdram]I've tried long,
> > > > but
> >
> > failed
> >
> > > > to resolve the problem. It's making me crazy. Who can give me a
> > > > help?Regards.Irvin