From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 4 07:59:44 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 33BB5106564A for ; Sun, 4 Apr 2010 07:59:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@rhavenn.net) Received: from smtp144.dfw.emailsrvr.com (smtp144.dfw.emailsrvr.com [67.192.241.144]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08B6E8FC0C for ; Sun, 4 Apr 2010 07:59:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from relay4.relay.dfw.mlsrvr.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by relay4.relay.dfw.mlsrvr.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 5652A10CBED5 for ; Sun, 4 Apr 2010 03:59:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: by relay4.relay.dfw.mlsrvr.com (Authenticated sender: rhavenn-AT-rhavenn.net) with ESMTPSA id 359AD10CBECC for ; Sun, 4 Apr 2010 03:59:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: by alucard.rhavenn.local (Postfix, from userid 1001) id CCC593F06; Sat, 3 Apr 2010 23:59:36 -0800 (AKDT) Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2010 23:59:36 -0800 From: Henrik Hudson To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20100404075936.GA37292@alucard.int.rhavenn.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Subject: network card issue; constantly up / down X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:59:44 -0000 Hey List, I just re-installed FreeBSD 8-stable on my laptop and everytime I have network traffic, even something as innocuous as a ssh shell with a large section of scrolling text, the interface keeps flapping up and down. I've had FreeBSD 8 installed on here before and I don't remember it doing that, but I could be mistaken. However, I just noticed it again. I was running Gentoo and it had no issue. os install: freebsd8-stable i386 (from 4/2/2010) kernel: generic with snd_hda, pf sections and atapicam added /var/log/message shows: Apr 3 23:45:23 alucard kernel: ed0: link state changed to DOWN Apr 3 23:45:25 alucard kernel: ed0: link state changed to UP Apr 3 23:45:28 alucard kernel: ed0: link state changed to DOWN Apr 3 23:45:30 alucard kernel: ed0: link state changed to UP Apr 3 23:45:36 alucard kernel: ed0: link state changed to DOWN Apr 3 23:45:38 alucard kernel: ed0: link state changed to UP ..... ad nauseum It's using a PCMCIA PC-card because I jacked the pins on my built-in ethernet device. pciconf -v: cbb0@pci0:8:6:0: class=0x060700 card=0x30a5103c chip=0x8039104c rev=0x00 hdr=0x02 vendor = 'Texas Instruments (TI)' device = 'PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller' class = bridge subclass = PCI-CardBus dmesg for the ethernet device: ed0: at port 0x100-0x11f irq 18 function 0 config 16 on pccard0 ed0: WARNING: using obsoleted if_watchdog interface ed0: Ethernet address: 00:04:5a:a1:59:c3 miibus1: on ed0 nsphyter0: PHY 5 on miibus1 nsphyter0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto ed0: [ITHREAD] Is the "using obsoleted if_watchdog interface" something that should really be worried about? Is this a driver issue with the card or the cardbus controller? Any tweaks to sysctly or anything else specific I could try? Any more info needed? Thanks. Henrik -- Henrik Hudson lists@rhavenn.net ----------------------------------------- "God, root, what is difference?" Pitr; UF