Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 18:00:51 -0400 From: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> To: Benjamin Rosenblum <ben@benswebs.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems with SK and EM network cards/drivers on my system Message-ID: <jmori19jv1fgr58virsrmdj0i8ppee27q7@4ax.com> In-Reply-To: <432DAED7.9070404@benswebs.com> References: <432DAED7.9070404@benswebs.com>
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On Sun, 18 Sep 2005 14:15:51 -0400, in sentex.lists.freebsd.net you wrote: >Im having an issue with my new linksys eg1032 nic and the onboard intel=20 >82547EI on my new server. ill go over both problems individually and=20 >include my dmesg below that.=20 > >now the EM problem. > >when i am running a very high network load (streaming video, dumping=20 >ALOT of data across the network, etc) the network card disconnects (i=20 >loose pings and all my transfers drop) and 15-20 seconds later it pops=20 >up on the console with "em0: Link is up 1000 Mbps Full Duplex" and then=20 >it starts working again. again im at a dead wall and really want my=20 >network to work properly so i can do what i need to do. > Not sure about the sk issue, but there have been some changes to the em driver since 5.4. If you can, I would try moving to 6.0R when it comes out. Also, what is the em nic plugged into ? Does the port have any logging facilities to see what might be going on from the switch's perspective ? ---Mike -------------------------------------------------------- Mike Tancsa, Sentex communications http://www.sentex.net Providing Internet Access since 1994 mike@sentex.net, (http://www.tancsa.com)
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