On Wed, 08 Jan 2003 11:21:25 -0600 David Rankin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Pierre Fortin wrote: > > > On Tue, 7 Jan 2003 23:33:51 -0600 "David Rankin" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I have been struggling with a weird message lately that hasn't > > > appeared over the past 2 years until the past few weeks. I don't > > > have any clue as to what this is actually telling me, but I would > > > suspect that it may be the initial gasps of a dying LNE100TX network > > > card (tulip driver). It may only show up once or twice every week. > > > However, with my very limited kernel error message understanding, > > > I'm at a loss. So experts -- Chime in! > > > > > > Setup: > > > > > > LM 7.2 Odyssey (2.2.19 kernel) > > > Abit Kt7 mb > > > AMD T-bird 800 > > > Linksys LNE100TX > > > (No hardware changes since Jan, 2001) > > > > Does the 'no changes' comment also apply to all the connected systems > > in the office? Is anyone using a new app on the non-Linux boxes? Was > > there a storm just before this problem started? (One of my LinkSys > > ports was zapped by lightning induction -- the connected box was not > > affected) > > > > Well, this is interesting because there was one hell of a lightning > storm several days before this problem appeared. The only reason I don't > think this correlates is because the errors didn't appear until a few > days after. > > What about moisture around the CAT5 cables. Our office is an older > structure that sits on pier and beam with the CAT5 run underneath. After > the storm, it is possible the CAT5 was in a very moist environment. The > CAT5 insulation should be good on all the cables. Has anyone heard of > moisture around cables causing this type of problem? I experienced those Texas storms for a few years, so I know what you mean... :^) Moisture would change resistance/capacitance characteristics of the cable; especially if rodents got at the cable... While the cable is wet, the real problems could show up as it started to dry (especially if sitting on the ground) since the ratio of minerals:water would go up as the cable dried. Speculation; but a quick examination of the cables would eliminate/confirm that possibility. Similar problems can happen if the cable was punctured by a staple during installation, and the staple is rusting inside the cable. HTH, Pierre > > > > > Network: > > > > > > server -> 8 port C-net hub [7 out to LAN 1 to] -> 4 port Linksys > > > cable/dsl router [1 LAN connection] -> (the rest of the > > > world/internet) > > > > > > > > > No problems for over 580 days. Since 12/26/02 I have received the > > > following message with varying frequency. It really hung on the > > > 12/26, but after that I only see the message once maybe twice a day > > > or week? > > > > > > Jan 3 11:28:22 Nemesis kernel: eth0: Tx hung, 1191883 vs. 1191882. > > > Jan 3 11:28:22 Nemesis kernel: eth0: PNIC2 transmit timed out, > > > status e4000000, CSR6/7 01000000 / effffbff > > > CSR12 40a1d0cc, resetting... > > > > > > OK, this is Jan 7 and I haven't had the message since the 3rd, so: > > > > > > What in the heck does this error mean? Google says that it may be a > > > tulip driver error, but that is no explaination as to why I would go > > > 500+ days without the error and then have it magically (or a a > > > result of witchcraft) appear? Does it smell like a hardware problem? > > > When it occurs, I have noticed that my C-net 8 port hub acts flakey. > > > After I disconnect all the clients, reset the modem, reset the > > > router, reset the hub -- everything seems OK. So what gives? (I > > > generally do a..../init.d/network restart just to be on the safe > > > side) Which resets without any errors. > > > > > > My real question is what in the hell is an: eth0: Tx hung message > > > mean? What does the eth0: PNIC2 message mean? Docos and info is > > > sparse on this message. So, has anyone else got a clue as to what > > > I'm dealing with? > > > > This is gonna require the 7.2 sources (which I no longer have) and a > > read of the code -- that was the only source of docs that helped when > > I had eepro10 problems on 7.2... > > > > > As always, any wisdom would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Running ethereal won't show such a low level problem; but it might > > provide a clue if a bug is triggered by something on the LAN > > condisdering you are using a hub... > > > > HTH, > > Pierre > > > > > -- > > > David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. > > > Rankin * Bertin, PLLC > > > 510 Ochiltree Street > > > Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 > > > (936) 715-9333 > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > -- > David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. > RANKIN * BERTIN, PLLC > 510 Ochiltree Street > Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 > (936) 715-9333 > (936) 715-9339 fax > > > >
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