Date: Sat, 08 May 1999 10:33:12 -0700 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: Network Coordinator <nc@ai.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: tl0, fxp0 device timeout errors Message-ID: <199905081733.KAA22276@implode.root.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 08 May 1999 12:04:54 EDT." <Pine.BSF.3.91.990508120143.10142A-100000@alyssa.ai.net>
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> >On a few machines we see routine fxp0 and tl0 device timeout errors. The >newest (the tl0's) are on Compaq 10/100 interfaces built onto the >motherboards of Prosignia servers. > >WRT the tl0: >The problem seems to be related to network traffic, not uptime. If we >move 1-2Mbit/s for about 1 hr the boards lock up. A simple ifconfig tl0 >down, ifconfig tl0 up clears the problem. When locked: ping, and other >utils report no buffer space available. There _are_ plenty of MBUF clusters >available. > >The console gets errors like: > >tl0: device timeout >tl0: adapter check: 100007 >tl0: device timeout >tl0: adapter check: 100007 >tl0: device timeout >tl0: adapter check: 100007 >tl0: device timeout >tl0: adapter check: 100007 >tl0: device timeout >tl0: adapter check: 100007 > >The problems with the fxp0 are clearable just as easily, but the more >traffic the system moves, the more often it needs to be done. Any way of >knowing what the device is complaining about/concerned about? Could be caused by a cable problem. -DG David Greenman Co-founder/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project - http://www.freebsd.org Creator of high-performance Internet servers - http://www.terasolutions.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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