After replacing the cable and shaking it a bit, I got a Link Beat and was able to get DHCP from the cable company and to get my connection to Actcom. But the connection is awfully slow. Pinging to actcom's web server, I get 23% packet loss. Looking at the messages log, I keep getting log messages from"decaps_gre:pptp_gre.c:404" saying "buffering packet X (expecting Y, lost or reordered). Now, I know this should happen from time to time, but not several times per second...
In addition, I occasionally get "Oversized Ethernet Frame" messages in the log, from eth1.
Now, the question is: should I kiss my onboard ethernet goodbuy and buy another PCI ethernet card? Could the problem be in the modem, or something that I could fix with a screwdriver and some courage? Or maybe it's not at this low level at all, but something temporary at the cable company level or Actcom?
Is there a diagnostic tool for the ethernet device I could use?
I'm far from being anything remotely like a network guru, so bear with me.
My configuration: Mandrake 10.1 OE, kernel 2.6.81-12mdk. Two Ethernet interfaces: eth0 is connected to the LAN, it's a PCI card detected as DEC|DECchip 21142/43. The problematic interface is eth1, connected to the cable modem. It's detected as VIA Technologies|VT6102 [Rhine II 10/100]. The cable modem itself is Terayon. The cable connection is through a dialer, but with a fixed IP if that's at all relevant. The PPtP connection is established using the Kinneret wizard.
Any help appreciated, Herouth
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