Device tap210i0 entered promiscuous mode

I have a Proxmox server that has been going offline a couple of times since a couple of weeks, when I added a second VM in it. Only the network seems affected until (remote) reboot.

I see these in the logs, maybe it’s related:

Jun 18 20:47:07 dal-node1 kernel: [   14.029390] device tap210i0 entered promiscuous mode
Jun 18 20:47:07 dal-node1 kernel: [   14.035468] vmbr0: port 1(tap210i0) entered blocking state
Jun 18 20:47:07 dal-node1 kernel: [   14.035469] vmbr0: port 1(tap210i0) entered disabled state
Jun 18 20:47:07 dal-node1 kernel: [   14.035556] vmbr0: port 1(tap210i0) entered blocking state
Jun 18 20:47:07 dal-node1 kernel: [   14.035557] vmbr0: port 1(tap210i0) entered forwarding state
Jun 18 20:47:11 dal-node1 kernel: [   17.606185] device tap211i0 entered promiscuous mode
Jun 18 20:47:11 dal-node1 kernel: [   17.612774] vmbr0: port 2(tap211i0) entered blocking state
Jun 18 20:47:11 dal-node1 kernel: [   17.612776] vmbr0: port 2(tap211i0) entered disabled state
Jun 18 20:47:11 dal-node1 kernel: [   17.612856] vmbr0: port 2(tap211i0) entered blocking state
Jun 18 20:47:11 dal-node1 kernel: [   17.612857] vmbr0: port 2(tap211i0) entered forwarding state

Network config:

iface eno1 inet static
	address x.x.x.209/24
	gateway x.x.x.1
	# dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed
	dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8
	dns-search theprovider.com
	post-up echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
	post-up echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/eno1/proxy_arp

auto vmbr0
iface vmbr0 inet static
	address x.x.x.209
	netmask 255.255.255.0
	bridge-ports none
	bridge-stp off
	bridge-fd 0
	up ip route add x.x.x.210/32 dev vmbr0
	up ip route add x.x.x.211/32 dev vmbr0
	# more similar lines...
	up ip route add x.x.x.216/32 dev vmbr0

I’m using a similar config on another server with no problems at all.

Any ideas?

If you gave her the attention she needs she wouldn’t be feeling so promiscuous.

Thanks I’m here all night.

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What a hoe

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