Re: .62 networking no so good?

Russ Berry (berry@larry.wizvax.net)
Wed, 14 Feb 96 09:13:10 EST

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In mlist.linux-kernel you write:
>I seem to have the same, only my box is p75, ide drive, using EtherExpress
>to connect to local net of Suns. Sometimes after lockup and crash, there
>will be messages about cable problems, input buffers, and various other
>references to eth0. Haven't quite figured it out yet, but this shouldn't be
>locking the machine like it is. Anybody?

This is quite normal for the EtherExpress driver included in the kernel.
It seems to only work "normally" with 486/33 computers and slower.
There's a reason it's called "ALPHA". Take a look at:
http://www.threethirtysix.org/~schuyler/snorgen/

For a couple of alternate drivers which may work for you. Neither of
them help with Linux on my P-90.

good luck,
-james

I'll take a look James, thanx

Russ

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