Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 21:26:10 -0600 (CST) From: James Wyatt <jwyatt@RWSystems.net> To: =?X-UNKNOWN?Q?Ronald_Wiplinger_=28=C3Q=A4=AF=AF=C7=29?= <ronald@trace.net.tw> Cc: "freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Ethernet card problem Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903232121470.11969-100000@kasie.rwsystems.net> In-Reply-To: <36F840C1.990522CC@trace.net.tw>
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On Wed, 24 Mar 1999, Ronald Wiplinger (ÃQ¤¯¯Ç) wrote: > I got finally the second Intel Ether express Ethernet card and have > installed it. It does not show up any error, but the system still hangs > within 12 hours, if the ETINC bandwidth manager is running. (otherwise > the second Ethernet card is not used anyway.) What if you disable using the b/w mgr for a while and run unlimited; turn it back on after seeing if you can run longer without it. I've also had enough troubles with various network cards and drivers to suggest trying a pair of 3Com or some other vendor as an experiment as well. Don't laugh, I would also check the power supply as I've had suprising results from slightly off-spec ones! Check it at the motherboard connector pins. Servers with several network cards, drives, and memory frequently load power supplies more than they were designed for. A couple of suggestions - Jy@ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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