[KLUG Members] Odd eth problems.

[Adam Bultman]

Hmm.. Put in a new card, different slot, does the same thing.  Exactly the 
same thing.  I wonder if it's my motherboard.  I've got another brand-new 
ethernet card here , but I'm not sure how to get it installed-- it's a 
netgear fa311TX, and linux doesn't even pick it up, or know what it is.  
Came with drivers, but when I tried to compile, it blew up ( and oddly 
enough, then sound didn't work).

oh, well. back to the drawing board.

adam



On 24 Jan 2002, Adam Williams wrote:

> >My eth keeps dying.  I'm not sure if it's my kernel, NIC, hubs, or WHAT.  
> >Here's what happens:
> >Doing normal stuff:  listening to mp3s, getting mail, ssh, whatever.  
> >Suddenly, all network stuff dies.  I have to :
> >ifconfig eth0 down
> >ifconfig eth0 up
> >route add default gw x.x.x.x
> >This will restore network for a while. The more traffic I send, the faster 
> >it goes. This has happened before--  but it stopped, and I haven't had a 
> >problem in what-- 9 days?  I have no idea what's going on.  I've been 
> >switching hugs left and right to see what the problem is, but I can't seem 
> >to find a *good* reason.  It does this both in my 'stock' RH kernel and 
> >with my own custonm built one.
> >I dont' get kernel errors.  It just stops.  Period.
> 
> Nothing in dmesg?  Maybe lost IRQs?  Is the card seated all the way?
> 
> DO you see errors on the output of ifconfig when the interface is
> "stuck"?
> 
> After that,  I'd really suspect the card is just fried.  Especially if
> your box runs all the time or has poor ventilation.
> 
> >Well, I shoudl send this before I lose connectivity again.
> 
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Adam Bultman
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