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      glenlewis09 @Andrew
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      @Andrew

      It happens across all Windows OS, WIN 11/ Server 2016/2019/2022

      But on one of the VM it never has issue.

      But if I move the VM back to the other Host with the 1GB nic all the VM behave correctly.

      Thank you.

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        gskger Top contributor @glenlewis09
        last edited by gskger

        @glenlewis09 Just to get more information on the NIC in your system, can you first identify the NICs with lspci | grep Ethernet (returns the ID 00:1f.6 on my system)

        # lspci | grep Ethernet
        00:1f.6 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection (11) I219-LM
        

        and than get more details with lspci -s 00:1f.6 -vv using the ID of your NIC

        # lspci -s 00:1f.6 -vv
        00:1f.6 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection (11) I219-LM
                Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 8715
                Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
                Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
                Latency: 0
                Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 212
                Region 0: Memory at e1200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
                Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 3
                        Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                        Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME-
                Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
                        Address: 00000000fee00f98  Data: 0000
                Kernel driver in use: e1000e
                Kernel modules: e1000e
        

        While this does not address your issue, it gives more insight into your setup.

        Edit: some typos

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          glenlewis09 @gskger
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          @gskger [14:39 GLS-XENHOST08 ~]#  lspci | grep Ethernet
          02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8125 2.5GbE Controller (rev 05)
          [14:39 GLS-XENHOST08 ~]# ^C
          [14:39 GLS-XENHOST08 ~]# lspci -s 02:00.0 -vvv
          02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8125 2.5GbE Controller (rev 05)
                  Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 0123
                  Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
                  Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
                  Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
                  Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 36
                  Region 0: I/O ports at f000 [size=256]
                  Region 2: Memory at fce00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
                  Region 4: Memory at fce10000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
                  Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
                          Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                          Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
                  Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable+ 64bit+
                          Address: 0000000000000000  Data: 0000
                          Masking: 00000000  Pending: 00000000
                  Capabilities: [70] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 01
                          DevCap: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us
                                  ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset- SlotPowerLimit 75.000W
                          DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
                                  RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
                                  MaxPayload 256 bytes, MaxReadReq 2048 bytes
                          DevSta: CorrErr+ UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr+ TransPend-
                          LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Exit Latency L0s unlimited, L1 <64us
                                  ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- ASPMOptComp+
                          LnkCtl: ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- CommClk+
                                  ExtSynch- ClockPM+ AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
                          LnkSta: Speed 5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
                          DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range ABCD, TimeoutDis+, LTR+, OBFF Via message/WAKE#
                          DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-, LTR+, OBFF Disabled
                          LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-
                                   Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
                                   Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
                          LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -3.5dB, EqualizationComplete-, EqualizationPhase1-
                                   EqualizationPhase2-, EqualizationPhase3-, LinkEqualizationRequest-
                  Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=32 Masked-
                          Vector table: BAR=4 offset=00000000
                          PBA: BAR=4 offset=00000800
                  Capabilities: [d0] Vital Product Data
          pcilib: sysfs_read_vpd: read failed: Input/output error
                          Not readable
                  Capabilities: [100 v2] Advanced Error Reporting
                          UESta:  DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
                          UEMsk:  DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq+ ACSViol-
                          UESvrt: DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
                          CESta:  RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
                          CEMsk:  RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
                          AERCap: First Error Pointer: 00, GenCap+ CGenEn- ChkCap+ ChkEn-
                  Capabilities: [148 v1] Virtual Channel
                          Caps:   LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1
                          Arb:    Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128-
                          Ctrl:   ArbSelect=Fixed
                          Status: InProgress-
                          VC0:    Caps:   PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
                                  Arb:    Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
                                  Ctrl:   Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=01
                                  Status: NegoPending- InProgress-
                  Capabilities: [168 v1] Device Serial Number 01-00-00-00-68-4c-e0-00
                  Capabilities: [178 v1] Transaction Processing Hints
                          No steering table available
                  Capabilities: [204 v1] Latency Tolerance Reporting
                          Max snoop latency: 1048576ns
                          Max no snoop latency: 1048576ns
                  Capabilities: [20c v1] L1 PM Substates
                          L1SubCap: PCI-PM_L1.2+ PCI-PM_L1.1+ ASPM_L1.2+ ASPM_L1.1+ L1_PM_Substates+
                                    PortCommonModeRestoreTime=150us PortTPowerOnTime=150us
                  Capabilities: [21c v1] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0002 Rev=4 Len=100 <?>
                  Kernel driver in use: r8125
                  Kernel modules: r8125
          
          [14:40GLS-XENHOST08~]#
          
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            gskger Top contributor @glenlewis09
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            @glenlewis09 Can you please edit your post and format the output as code (insert ``` before and after the output)? This improves readability.

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              glenlewis09 @gskger
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              @gskger done, thank you for the correction.

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                gskger Top contributor @glenlewis09
                last edited by gskger

                @glenlewis09 Again just to double check: your XCP-ng 8.2.1 is fully up-to-date (yum update returns No packages marked for update)? The refreshed 8.2.1 ISO from December 2023 contained updated drivers contributed by @Andrew, including the r8125 driver.

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                  glenlewis09 @gskger
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                  @gskger said in Issue with VM network dropping in and out:

                  yum update

                  [15:25 GLS-XENHOST08 ~]# yum update
                  Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
                  Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
                  Excluding mirror: updates.xcp-ng.org
                   * xcp-ng-base: mirrors.xcp-ng.org
                  Excluding mirror: updates.xcp-ng.org
                   * xcp-ng-updates: mirrors.xcp-ng.org
                  No packages marked for update
                  [15:25GLS-XENHOST08~]#
                  
                  
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                    gskger Top contributor @glenlewis09
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                    @glenlewis09 The only thing that realy stands out is this error message:

                    pcilib: sysfs_read_vpd: read failed: Input/output error
                                    Not readable
                    

                    Can you please try dmesg | grep VPD and report the output (if any)?

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                      glenlewis09 @gskger
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                      @gskger said in Issue with VM network dropping in and out:

                      dmesg | grep VPD

                      [15:36 GLS-XENHOST08 ~]#  dmesg | grep VPD
                      [    5.967152] r8125 0000:02:00.0: invalid short VPD tag 00 at offset 1
                      [15:36GLS-XENHOST08~]#
                      
                      
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                        Andrew Top contributor @glenlewis09
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                        @glenlewis09 @gskger

                        I seem to be able to reproduce the Windows 2022 RDP issue on my XCP 8.2.1/AMD/r8125 box (sometimes). It does not seem to happen on my other intel systems or with other OS's.... I'll see what I can find/fix.

                        I don't think the VPD warning is an actual problem.

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                          glenlewis09 @Andrew
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                          @Andrew

                          Thank you, it is driving me crazy at first. I though my switch was bad so I bought a new one just incase. Then It didn't solve it so I though my fiber was causing TX/RX issues so I replaced it.

                          I am glad you can somewhat reproduce the error.

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                            gskger Top contributor @Andrew
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                            @Andrew said in Issue with VM network dropping in and out:

                            I don't think the VPD warning is an actual problem.

                            Yes, I don't think so either.

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                              Andrew Top contributor @glenlewis09
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                              @glenlewis09 @gskger

                              Welcome to using cheap commodity hardware for server class uses...

                              It seems the r8125 acts differently on my lab test machines. I don't know why the same chip and driver acts differently. It seems the tx-checksumming is forced off by for one system, and on by default for another. It seems this is a problem for the r8125, but not other chipsets and affects some OS's but not all. It seems there must be a bug in the vendor driver code....

                              You can make the feature change on the XCP command line using: ethtool -K eth0 tx off tso off to see if it fixes the problem. Please let me know if that fixes the Win 2022 RDP issue for you (it does for me). A host reboot will revert the change.

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                                glenlewis09 @Andrew
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                                @Andrew

                                I think you did find a fix; how can I apply this to the host, so it has this setting on each reboot?

                                So far, no issues at all with the network! Truly I am happy and even if I have to run this code on each boot up at least the mini pc isn't useless.

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                                  Andrew Top contributor @glenlewis09
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                                  @glenlewis09 I'll look at changing the default in the XCP r8125 driver until Realtek can fix it (which may be never).

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                                    glenlewis09 @Andrew
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                                    @Andrew @gskger @olivierlambert @john-c

                                    Truly Thank you so much for helping me resolve this issue.

                                    I know I have to run the command on each reboot, but it is much better than having hardware I can't even use.

                                    To all that help me and walked me through the process thank you 😊

                                    I know you all have much on your plates but to take the time to dive into this problem is awesome!

                                    If you do release an update to the driver let me know so I can test it. I owe you for the help!

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                                      Andrew Top contributor @glenlewis09
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                                      @glenlewis09 You can download an updated driver test from my page.

                                      Just log in to the XCP host(s), use wget to download the RPM files and then use yum install r8125.... to install it and reboot.

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                                        Darn crappy hardware, I'm not surprised but Realtek never disappoint 😆

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                                          glenlewis09 @Andrew
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                                          @Andrew said in Issue with VM network dropping in and out:

                                          yum install r8125

                                          What URL should I use for the wget, I guess this allows me to add a repository for the yum update to download from?

                                          I tried: wget https://xcp-ng.org which was just a random try.

                                          But that was most definitely not the correct URL. I don't think the index page will help me much lol.

                                          Again thanks for all the help on this.

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                                            gskger Top contributor @glenlewis09
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                                            @glenlewis09 There is a my page link in Andrews post?

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