Yes, forgot to include I've tried multiple network cables and 3 switches.

Also this behavior doesn't happen if you do copies over FTP

Chris

On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 12:54 PM, James Carlson <[email protected]>wrote:

> On Oct 24, 2009, at 1:07 PM, Chris Wilkerson <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>  The network adapter drops completely offline, IP's localhost and its
>> 192.168.x.x address are pingable locally but not remotely.  The inactivity
>> lasts for 30 minutes or an hour.  Sometimes the network adapter does not
>> resume by itself and has to be restarted.
>>
>> Things I've checked so far
>> - switches, nics and server copying from/to all have same MTU
>> - I do have jumbo frames enabled on the switches
>> - have tested the file copies to local OS drives setup as a CIFS share,
>> without the 3ware controller, just to rule out if 3ware's drivers are buggy
>> and causing weird issues
>> - I've also tested multiple network adapters, Realtek 8111, Broadcom, and
>> the Intel e1000, all of them exhibit the same behavior
>>
>
> That sounds like a malfunctioning switch or broken hardware (such as a bad
> wire).  Have you eliminated those as potential issues?
>
>
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