net: cannot send multicast using ListenPacket("udp4", "") on Windows 10 (1909)

[filimonic]

What version of Go are you using (go version)?

go version go1.14.1 windows/amd64

Does this issue reproduce with the latest release?

Yes, with 1.14 and 1.14.1 ( never tested earlier )

What operating system and processor architecture are you using (go env)?

go env Output

$ go env
set GO111MODULE=
set GOARCH=amd64
set GOBIN=
set GOCACHE=C:\Users\ADFilimonov\AppData\Local\go-build
set GOENV=C:\Users\ADFilimonov\AppData\Roaming\go\env
set GOEXE=.exe
set GOFLAGS=
set GOHOSTARCH=amd64
set GOHOSTOS=windows
set GOINSECURE=
set GONOPROXY=
set GONOSUMDB=
set GOOS=windows
set GOPATH=C:\Users\ADFilimonov\go
set GOPRIVATE=
set GOPROXY=https://proxy.golang.org,direct
set GOROOT=c:\go
set GOSUMDB=sum.golang.org
set GOTMPDIR=
set GOTOOLDIR=c:\go\pkg\tool\windows_amd64
set GCCGO=gccgo
set AR=ar
set CC=gcc
set CXX=g++
set CGO_ENABLED=1
set GOMOD=
set CGO_CFLAGS=-g -O2
set CGO_CPPFLAGS=
set CGO_CXXFLAGS=-g -O2
set CGO_FFLAGS=-g -O2
set CGO_LDFLAGS=-g -O2
set PKG_CONFIG=pkg-config
set GOGCCFLAGS=-m64 -mthreads -fno-caret-diagnostics -Qunused-arguments -fmessage-length=0 -fdebug-prefix-map=C:\Users\ADFILI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\go-build411155850=/tmp/go-build -gno-record-gcc-switches

What did you do?

Single file in directory: mctest_test.go :

package mctest

import (
	"net"
	"testing"
	"time"
)

var (
	bulbMulticastAddr *net.UDPAddr   = &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.IPv4(239, 255, 255, 250), Port: 1982}
	bulbSearchRequest []byte         = []byte("M-SEARCH * HTTP/1.1\r\nHOST: 239.255.255.250:1982\r\nMAN:\"ssdp:discover\"\r\nST:wifi_bulb\r\n")
	bulbSearchConn    net.PacketConn = nil
)

func TestMC(t *testing.T) {
	testMulticast(5)
}

func testMulticast(timeout int) error {
	bulbSearchConn, err := net.ListenPacket("udp4", "")
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	readDeadlineTime := time.Now().Add(time.Second * time.Duration(timeout))
	err = bulbSearchConn.SetReadDeadline(readDeadlineTime)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	_, err = bulbSearchConn.WriteTo(bulbSearchRequest, bulbMulticastAddr)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	time.Sleep(time.Second * time.Duration(10))
	return nil
}

1. I run Wireshark on two interfaces ( "Ethernet" and "Adapter for loopback traffic capture" ) with filter udp port 1982.
2. I run code

CD /D S:\PRJ\doesntmatter\pkg\mctest
go test

3. I monitor packets wireshark shows.

What did you expect to see?

Expected 2 packets with source = "ip-of-my-ethernet", target "mulicast address", one using Ethernet interface and one using loopback interface

What did you see instead?

Sometimes everything is right ( I see everything as expected ). And sometimes I see
1 packet with source = "127.0.0.1", target "mulicast address", using loopback interface.

I can not determine, what happens with my envinronment to "switch" this behaviour. After system reboot I can see it working and some time after it stops, ot vice-versa.

SCREENSHOTS

Wireshark setup

Wireshark shows OK

Wireshark shows NOT OK

Sorry I have no screenshot now. It happens periodically each few days. I try add later
Update: Added Screenshot

[andybons]

@mikioh @bradfitz @ianlancetaylor

[andybons]

@alexbrainman

[filimonic]

Added screenshot. On today morning, same code fails.

[alexbrainman]

@filimonic sorry I am not network person, so I do not know why your program does not work reliably. I also don't have Wireshark program installed on my computer, so I cannot even try to reproduce your problem.

But I noticed there are some tests in net package (in %GOROOT%\src\net directory), that call ListenPacket

$ git grep -e ListenPacket.*udp4 -n
mockserver_test.go:337:                 return ListenPacket("udp4", "127.0.0.1:0
mockserver_test.go:344:                 return ListenPacket("udp4", "127.0.0.1:0
$

All tests in net are obviously succeed on everyone's Windows computers. Maybe you can use net test code and adjust it to make it do what you need?

Alex

[iwdgo]

@alexbrainman The listed tests are skipped for Windows because the function used (fd *netFD) dup() is not implemented. It seems that there is no relevant test of UDP on Windows.

@filimonic There are several posts about conflicts between RDP and UDP on 1909. It might be the cause of what is identified.

[iwdgo]

Here are the relevant tests for UDP on Windows. All successful on 1909.
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18363.836]

$GOPATH\golang\go\src>go test -run=".*UDP.*" -v net
=== RUN   TestUDPListener
--- PASS: TestUDPListener (0.01s)
=== RUN   TestDualStackUDPListener
--- PASS: TestDualStackUDPListener (0.01s)
=== RUN   TestUDPConnSpecificMethods
    TestUDPConnSpecificMethods: protoconn_test.go:151: file udp4 127.0.0.1:50157: not supported by windows
--- PASS: TestUDPConnSpecificMethods (0.01s)
=== RUN   TestUDPServer
--- PASS: TestUDPServer (0.04s)
=== RUN   TestResolveUDPAddr
--- PASS: TestResolveUDPAddr (0.02s)
=== RUN   TestWriteToUDP
--- PASS: TestWriteToUDP (0.00s)
=== RUN   TestUDPConnLocalName
--- PASS: TestUDPConnLocalName (0.00s)
=== RUN   TestUDPConnLocalAndRemoteNames
--- PASS: TestUDPConnLocalAndRemoteNames (0.00s)
=== RUN   TestIPv6LinkLocalUnicastUDP
--- PASS: TestIPv6LinkLocalUnicastUDP (0.00s)
=== RUN   TestUDPZeroBytePayload
--- PASS: TestUDPZeroBytePayload (0.00s)
=== RUN   TestUDPZeroByteBuffer
--- PASS: TestUDPZeroByteBuffer (0.00s)
=== RUN   TestUDPReadSizeError
--- PASS: TestUDPReadSizeError (0.00s)
PASS
Socket statistical information:
(inet6, datagram, default): opened=93 connected=1 listened=0 accepted=0 closed=93 openfailed=0 connectfailed=0 listenfailed=0 acceptfailed=0 closefailed=0
(inet4, datagram, default): opened=76 connected=5 listened=0 accepted=0 closed=76 openfailed=0 connectfailed=0 listenfailed=0 acceptfailed=0 closefailed=0

[alexbrainman]

@alexbrainman The listed tests are skipped for Windows because the function used (fd *netFD) dup() is not implemented. It seems that there is no relevant test of UDP on Windows.

Fair enough. Thank you for explaining.

Alex

[markwinds]

I had the same problem, has the problem been solved?