From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 18 22:00:16 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFD8416A41F for ; Sun, 18 Sep 2005 22:00:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from smarthost2.sentex.ca (smarthost2.sentex.ca [205.211.164.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 87D3143D48 for ; Sun, 18 Sep 2005 22:00:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from BLUELAPIS.sentex.ca (cage.simianscience.com [64.7.134.1]) by smarthost2.sentex.ca (8.13.3/8.13.3) with SMTP id j8IM0C1B078279; Sun, 18 Sep 2005 18:00:13 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) From: Mike Tancsa To: Benjamin Rosenblum Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 18:00:51 -0400 Message-ID: References: <432DAED7.9070404@benswebs.com> In-Reply-To: <432DAED7.9070404@benswebs.com> X-Mailer: Forte Agent 1.93/32.576 English (American) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.51 on 205.211.164.50 Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems with SK and EM network cards/drivers on my system X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 22:00:17 -0000 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)