Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 19:11:30 -0500 From: Kevin Day <toasty@dragondata.com> 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: <5F70CDCE-3DEF-4928-98AB-3FFA8B7A0812@dragondata.com> In-Reply-To: <432DAED7.9070404@benswebs.com> References: <432DAED7.9070404@benswebs.com>
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On Sep 18, 2005, at 1:15 PM, Benjamin Rosenblum wrote: > > when i am running a very high network load (streaming video, > dumping ALOT of data across the network, etc) the network card > disconnects (i loose pings and all my transfers drop) and 15-20 > seconds later it pops up on the console with "em0: Link is up 1000 > Mbps Full Duplex" and then it starts working again. again im at a > dead wall and really want my network to work properly so i can do > what i need to do. > I've seen the same problem on em devices under two situations. The first being a bad cable. The second being a switch that was trying to use flow control(unsuccessfully). Try locking both the switch and the card to 1000BaseTX with full duplex.
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