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Date:      28 Oct 2003 11:15:08 -0500
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Peter Ulrich Kruppa <root@pukruppa.de>
Subject:   Re: watchdog timeout ???
Message-ID:  <44smldcp9v.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <20031027171335.J50000@pukruppa.net>
References:  <20031027171335.J50000@pukruppa.net>

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Peter Ulrich Kruppa <root@pukruppa.de> writes:

> Our Samba server (on a 4.8 -RELEASE machine) frequently freezes
> with these error-messages:
> 
> rl0: watchdog timeout
> ahc0: Timeout SCB already complete. Interrupts may not be
>       functioning
> 
> 
> What does this mean?
> 
> Thanks for all answers, this is quite important.

The log messages both mean that interrupts aren't being detected
properly.  Try replacing the Ethernet card with one of better quality;
the RealTek cards have known problems with keeping track of interrupt
status.  They are not advisable for server use in any case.



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