I don't have a very specific technical answer for you - but hopefully what I tell will save you some grief. I went through thes same/similar issue. I say similar because I don't remember the exact errors. I tried everything as well. I replaced the ethernet adapters and the problem persisted. I don't know, but I suspect that RH7.1 network drivers are broken or something like that.
I problem did not go away until I upgraded to 7.2. Now I live happy ever after -)! Well except for other problems with other things here and there. The network problem went away though. I put my older nic in there and everything was fine. Rafael. J.Rafael.S�nchez Itres Research Limited www.itres.com P.403.250.9944 F.403.250.9916 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Hribnak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 1:30 PM Subject: (clug-talk) [CLUG-Talk] Weird Network problems (machine falls off network) > HI Guys, > > > I have been having an issue here with RH Linux 7.1 and the Ethernet Cards > falling offline with the following type error messages: > > > Jan 13 08:52:44 corusent kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth1: transmit timed out > Jan 13 08:52:44 corusent kernel: eth1: Setting 100mbps full-duplex based on > auto-negotiated partner ability 41e1. > Jan 13 08:52:56 corusent kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth1: transmit timed out > Jan 13 08:52:56 corusent kernel: eth1: Setting 100mbps full-duplex based on > auto-negotiated partner ability 41e1. > > > The card(s) in this machine originally were Intel Ethernet Pro 100 cards > using the eepro100 driver. Machine has been online since Jun/Jul 2002 and > this problem only started to happen around Nov/Dec time frame. Since then I > have replaced the drivers for the EEpro100 to the following: > > > 1) Nov 17 2002 Donald Becker (www.sycld.com) > 2) Latest from Intel for kernel 2.4.x > > All do the same thing. > > Last night I swapped the EEpro 100s for Realtek 8139 cards (only ones I had > on hand at the time) This morning 8:30am the problem happened again, so its > not a specific Ethernet card causing the problem. > > This issue requires a complete reboot. > > Also I am running the following kernel 2.4.9.34SMP (I am upgrading the > kernal as we speak) > > I have been searching high and low for the cause and a fix. I have also > found other people having the same problem. It looks to maybe be a Kernel > Problem? strange packet coming in and causing the NIC to go south?!? > > Anyone have any ideas I might try? > > > Also whats the best method of setting up a Linux server with 2 Nics? Same > subnet (is it possible?) > > > Thanks >
