Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 15:06:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Jeff Hamilton <gandolf@gandolf.dhs.org> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: Jeff Hamilton <gandolf@destiny.erols.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, John Dowdal <jdowdal@destiny.erols.com> Subject: Re: Network problems Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9904151426430.1261-100000@eyore.dhs.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9904151120120.29545-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Doug White wrote: > On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Jeff Hamilton wrote: > > > I'm having problems with networking under FreeBSD. I'm running > > 2.2.8-Stable (see dmesg output below), and my network cards are not > > working properly. During bootup, I get the following messages after the > > interfaces are ifconfiged: > > > > Apr 14 23:52:51 cc578451-A /kernel: xl0: watchdog timeout > > Apr 14 23:52:51 cc578451-A /kernel: fxp0: device timeout > > Busted interrupts, I bet. > > > > > The xl0 message repeats continuosly, along with error messages from natd, > > and both networks are unreachable. > > > > Does anyone know anything that I can do to fix this? > > Let me grab the appropriate lines here ... > > > xl0 <3Com 3c905B Fast Etherlink XL 10/100BaseTX> rev 48 int a irq 5 on > > pci0:19:0 > > fxp0 <Intel EtherExpress Pro 10/100B Ethernet> rev 5 int a irq 9 on > > pci0:20:0 > > Verify that no devices are occupying IRQ 5 or 9 that aren't recognized by > FreeBSD. Also try shuffling the order of PCI cards on your bus, and avoid > using the bottom-most slot (closest to the ISA slots). IRQ 5 and 9 were both shown as unused by the system bios before I installed the 2 NIC's. FreeBSD recognizes all devices in the system, and there are no conflicts with any of them listed in the dmesg output. (at least none that I see) I'll try switching the card order. Unfortunately, this motherboard only has 2 PCI slots, with the IDE/Floppy/Video/sound cards built-in. I have to use the PCI slot next to the ISA slots (it's actually a shared PCI/ISA slot). Which card is better to use with FreeBSD, the 3com905B or the Intel EtherExpress Pro? I may remove 1 of the PCI cards, and put my old 3com509 ISA card back in. Thanks for the help. Jeff Hamilton gandolf@destiny.erols.com > > Doug White > Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve > http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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