On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:08:57 +0200 "Daniel A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, > I am currently having a big deal of issues with the ethernet cards > on my server, as well as a possible motherboard problem. > This causes my server to reboot occasionally, but never in a > predictable pattern. A while back, the reboots only occured once > every two weeks - But now they're almost every other hour. I cant > take it anymore. > > So, do you know if the "watchdog timeout"s caused by bad network > cards can cause a complete system crash/lockup/reboot? If yes, > shouldn't a kernel core be dumped? And if no kernel is dumped, does > it mean that the issue is potentially with my IDE controller or > harddrive? I noticed that, at a point where I had no internet > connection (And hence, my server was not used - but still turned > on), the server stayed up for 20 days straight without any issues > at all - So my #1 suspicion right now is my network cards. > > sis0 (onboard ethernet, 100mbit) and rl0 (PCI card) in my server > right now are constantly having issues with their watchdog timeouts. > > Considering that I am quite poor - What PCI ethernet cards should I > buy for my server? And could you suggest a cheap motherboard which > isn't bad too? I've been happy with my FXP and DC cards. The DC can also be found cheap as well.
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