Re: nmap 2.01 - error message

On Tue, 29 Dec 1998, John Tannahill wrote:

> Hi, nmap program appears to work properly using Linux 2.0.34 kernel.
> However, I keep getting the following message:
>
> eth0: interrupted while interrupts are masked! isr=0x1 imr=0x0
>
> Can anyone explain the significance of this message and how to fix?

Sounds like a problematic ethernet driver. I doubt it's hurting anything,
but I'd guess your ethercard is slow and is receiving more interrupts in
the middle of servicing an interrupt (it's masking them, but still
receiving them, which is borked).

Jordan Ritter
Network Security Engineer Systems Administrator
Ring-Zero, Netect, Inc. Boston, MA Darkridge Security Solutions
Received on Dec 29 1998