> Are you getting any errors, especially Rx CRC or frame errors which indicate
> a cable problem? Use 'cat /proc/net/dev' to check the error count.
# netstat -i
Kernel Interface table
Iface MTU Met RX-OK RX-ERR RX-DRP RX-OVR TX-OK TX-ERR TX-DRP TX-OVR Flg
eth0 1500 0 200868 0 0 0 205043 0 0 0 BRU
> > eth0: Intel PCI EtherExpress Pro100 at 0xef00, 00:90:27:8B:x:y, IRQ 10.
> > Receiver lock-up bug exists -- enabling work-around.
>
> This is an almost impossibly rare problem, it only occurs at 10Mbps.
> However, since the result is so severe (a complete reciever hang) the driver
I should have mentioned that the card is connected to a 10Mbps hub for
now.
> monitors the receive traffic to avoid it. Reportedly only the oldest chips
> have this bug, but the EEPROM hasn't been updated to indicate the fix.
Hmm.. So could it just be a defective card? mii-diag reported 'everything
is working OK'. I'd like to think it's a bad hub, but two other hosts on
the same hub communicate fine...
Thanks,
Dave
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