From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Nov 13 16:14:58 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id QAA06283 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 13 Nov 1997 16:14:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from blues.jpj.net (root@blues.jpj.net [204.97.17.146]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id QAA06277 for ; Thu, 13 Nov 1997 16:14:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from benh@jpj.net) Received: from [192.168.10.1] (blake.eloquence.net [198.246.0.212]) by blues.jpj.net (backatcha) with ESMTP id TAA12428 for ; Thu, 13 Nov 1997 19:14:45 -0500 (EST) X-Sender: benh@blues.jpj.net Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 18:16:32 -0600 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Ben Hockenhull Subject: Ethernet problem with 2.2.5 and 3C509B Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I'm having an interesting problem with a 486DX2/66 running 2.2.5. I have a 3Com 3C509B NIC in the box, and during ftp sessions > 15 meg from the box over ethernet, the interface quits responding. No ping in or out, no nothing. The box becomes totally unreachable. A netstat reveals an ftp connection in FIN_WAIT1, but I have no idea if that is a result or a symptom. an 'ifconfig ep0 up' restores connectivity for a short time, but it inevitably dies again. Any ideas? Bad NIC? (Likely, I need to check.) Obscure issue with 2.2.5 and 3C509B's? (Unlikely, methinks.) Thanks. Ben -- Ben Hockenhull benh@jpj.net "Revenge is a dish best served with pinto beans and muffins."