thockin@isunix.it.ilstu.edu (Tim Hockin) writes:
>> Interesting. There are several identical reports for the 3com drivers.
>> The so-called "sleepy NIC" problem, where a NIC which is completely idle
>> for 20-30 minutes loses its ability to receive.
>these are exactly the symptoms - are the trouble systems behind Cisco 29xx
>or 35xx switches (the only confirmed errors I have are behind these
>switches)? Strangely, some people say the problem goes away when we RMA
>the hardware - trying to get Fab dates etc, still data gathering.
Just to annoy you a little more, I have lots and lots of Linux boxes
with 3C905B (3c59x driver) and 3c905C (3C90X driver from 3COM), some
EEPro 100 and some tulip boxes behind Cisco 2924XL switches and none
of them show these symptoms from 2.0.35-2.0.39 and 2.2.1 to 2.2.16pre2.
The Ciscos do need some tweaking, though, on some of the boxes I had
to disable auto-negoiation.
Regards
Henning
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