Article ID: 000087543 Content Type: Install & Setup Last Reviewed: 08/11/2023

Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) Packets Cannot Reach the Server Operating System through Intel® Ethernet Network Adapter E810 Series

Environment

CentOS 7.3

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Summary

Enhanced GRE is not supported. ice ddp package parser supports GRE version = 0

Description
  • When GRE packets are received with a single VLAN or no VLAN at all: those packets are simply lost somewhere in the NIC.
  • The GRE packages used by PPTP cannot reach the server operating system through E810 adapters
Resolution
  • Enhanced GRE or GRE set to 1 is not supported. ice Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP) package parser supports GRE version = 0
  • Engineering have several variants of GRE support coming in the near future, including DDP support for GRE.

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