2.75. TRANSPARENCY

These log messages refer to the TRANSPARENCY (Events concerning the Transparent Mode feature) category.

2.75.1. impossible_hw_sender_address (ID: 04400410)

Default Severity
WARNING
Log Message
Impossible hardware sender address 0000:0000:0000. Dropping.
Explanation
Some equipment on the network is sending packets with a source MAC address of 0000:0000:0000. These packets will be dropped.
Firewall Action
drop
Recommended Action
Investigate if there are equipment sending packets using 0000:0000:0000 as source MAC address. If there are, try to change the behaviour of that equipment.
Revision
1
Context Parameters
Rule Name
Packet Buffer

2.75.2. enet_hw_sender_broadcast (ID: 04400411)

Default Severity
NOTICE
Log Message
Ethernet hardware sender is a broadcast address. Accepting.
Explanation
The Ethernet hardware sender address is a broadcast address. The packet will be accepted.
Firewall Action
accept
Recommended Action
None
Revision
1
Context Parameters
Rule Name
Packet Buffer

2.75.3. enet_hw_sender_broadcast (ID: 04400412)

Default Severity
NOTICE
Log Message
Ethernet hardware sender is a broadcast address. Rewriting to the address of the forwarding interface.
Explanation
The Ethernet hardware sender address is a broadcast address. The packet will be rewritten with the hardware sender address of the forwarding interface.
Firewall Action
rewrite
Recommended Action
None
Revision
1
Context Parameters
Rule Name
Packet Buffer

2.75.4. enet_hw_sender_broadcast (ID: 04400413)

Default Severity
WARNING
Log Message
Ethernet hardware sender is a broadcast address. Dropping.
Explanation
The Ethernet hardware sender address is a broadcast address. The packet will be dropped.
Firewall Action
drop
Recommended Action
Investigate if there are equipment sending packets using a broadcast address as sender MAC address. If there are, try to change the behaviour of that equipment.
Revision
1
Context Parameters
Rule Name
Packet Buffer

2.75.5. enet_hw_sender_multicast (ID: 04400414)

Default Severity
NOTICE
Log Message
Ethernet hardware sender is a multicast address. Accepting.
Explanation
The Ethernet hardware sender address is a multicast address. The packet will be accepted.
Firewall Action
accept
Recommended Action
None
Revision
1
Context Parameters
Rule Name
Packet Buffer

2.75.6. enet_hw_sender_multicast (ID: 04400415)

Default Severity
NOTICE
Log Message
Ethernet hardware sender is a multicast address. Rewriting to the address of the forwarding interface.
Explanation
The Ethernet hardware sender address is a multicast address. The packet will be rewritten with the hardware sender address of the forwarding interface.
Firewall Action
rewrite
Recommended Action
None
Revision
1
Context Parameters
Rule Name
Packet Buffer

2.75.7. enet_hw_sender_multicast (ID: 04400416)

Default Severity
WARNING
Log Message
Ethernet hardware sender is a multicast address. Dropping.
Explanation
The Ethernet hardware sender address is a multicast address. The packet will be dropped.
Firewall Action
drop
Recommended Action
Investigate if there are equipment sending packets using a multicast address as sender MAC address. If there are, try to change the behaviour of that equipment.
Revision
1
Context Parameters
Rule Name
Packet Buffer

2.75.8. relay_stp_frame (ID: 04400417)

Default Severity
INFORMATIONAL
Log Message
Relaying STP frame from <recvif> to switched interfaces
Explanation
An incoming STP frame has been relayed to all switched interfaces in the same switch route as [recif].
Firewall Action
allow
Recommended Action
None
Revision
1
Parameters
recvif

2.75.9. dropped_stp_frame (ID: 04400418)

Default Severity
INFORMATIONAL
Log Message
Dropping STP frame from <recvif>
Explanation
An incoming STP frame has been dropped.
Firewall Action
drop
Recommended Action
None
Revision
1
Parameters
recvif

2.75.10. invalid_stp_frame (ID: 04400419)

Default Severity
WARNING
Log Message
Incoming STP frame from <recvif> dropped. Reason: <reason>
Explanation
An incoming Spanning-Tree frame has been dropped since it is either malformed or its type is unknown. Supported Spanning-Tree versions are STP, RSTP, MSTP and PVST+.
Firewall Action
drop
Recommended Action
If the frame format is invalid, locate the unit which is sending the malformed frame.
Revision
1
Parameters
recvif
reason

2.75.11. relay_mpls_frame (ID: 04400420)

Default Severity
INFORMATIONAL
Log Message
Forwarding MPLS packet from <recvif>.
Explanation
An incoming MPLS packet has been forwarded through the firewall. [destif] indicates if it was forwarded to an ultimate destination or if it was broadcasted to over all interfaces in the switch group.
Firewall Action
allow
Recommended Action
None
Revision
2
Parameters
recvif
destif

2.75.12. dropped_mpls_packet (ID: 04400421)

Default Severity
INFORMATIONAL
Log Message
Dropping MPLS packet from <recvif>
Explanation
An incoming MPLS packet has been dropped.
Firewall Action
drop
Recommended Action
None
Revision
1
Parameters
recvif

2.75.13. invalid_mpls_packet (ID: 04400422)

Default Severity
WARNING
Log Message
Incoming MPLS packet on <recvif> dropped. Reason: <reason>
Explanation
An incoming MPLS packet has been dropped since it was malformed.
Firewall Action
drop
Recommended Action
If the packet format is invalid, locate the unit which is sending the malformed packet.
Revision
1
Parameters
recvif
reason