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Subject: Re: [#24529544] Re: Network sort of stops working with the em
	(intel) driver under load.
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> Ticket subject: Re: Network sort of stops working with the em (intel) dri=
ver under =A0load.
> Ticket number: 24529544
> Ticket link: https://secure.mpcustomer.com/ticket.php?ticket=3D24529544
> Ticket body: On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 9:30 PM, mark rowlands <rowlands.mar=
k@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Newly built and cvsupped system,with GENERIC kernel, =A0when copying
>> large amounts of data over a gigabit link via scp =A0the network =A0will
>> hang after a couple of gig. =A0I can then no longer login via ssh. If I
>> leave it be, after about 12-24 hours I can then login again. (A reboot
>> of course fixes the issue immediately...) .
>
> snip...
>
> I can now confirm that a similar copy to the vr card does not cause
> the same problem... so it would appear
> more likely that it might be an em related problem.

and after replacing the em0 with a realtek gigabit card, the problem
also does not occur. (the vr0 was only 100mb)
So it would seem there is something hinky with at least the em (82540) card=
 .