Thus spake Nils-Erik Svangard: > Hi! > I have a Realtek NIC, this is the output of cat /dev/pci > Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139 (rev 16). > IRQ 10. > Master Capable. Latency=32. Min Gnt=32.Max Lat=64. > I/O at 0xcc00 [0xccff]. > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xd5810000 [0xd58100ff]. > When I try to ping a computer on the outside I get ping times rangeing > from 0.0 ms to 100000ms > output of ping > 64 bytes from 192.36.125.18: icmp_seq=201 ttl=248 time=54.3 ms > 64 bytes from 192.36.125.18: icmp_seq=202 ttl=248 time=68.3 ms > 64 bytes from 192.36.125.18: icmp_seq=203 ttl=248 time=85.2 ms > 64 bytes from 192.36.125.18: icmp_seq=206 ttl=248 time=5309.9 ms > 64 bytes from 192.36.125.18: icmp_seq=205 ttl=248 time=6313.9 ms > 64 bytes from 192.36.125.18: icmp_seq=209 ttl=248 time=13611.6 ms > 64 bytes from 192.36.125.18: icmp_seq=210 ttl=248 time=12617.1 ms > 64 bytes from 192.36.125.18: icmp_seq=211 ttl=248 time=11618.0 ms > 64 bytes from 192.36.125.18: icmp_seq=212 ttl=248 time=10656.8 ms > 64 bytes from 192.36.125.18: icmp_seq=213 ttl=248 time=9661.6 ms > 64 bytes from 192.36.125.18: icmp_seq=214 ttl=248 time=8667.3 ms > 64 bytes from 192.36.125.18: icmp_seq=215 ttl=248 time=7667.9 ms > 64 bytes from 192.36.125.18: icmp_seq=216 ttl=248 time=6672.2 ms > > the drastic change in ping time is when I try to download something > > if I dmesg I read this > > NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out > eth0: Tx queue start entry 53 dirty entry 49. > eth0: Tx descriptor 0 is 00002000. > eth0: Tx descriptor 1 is 00002000. (queue head) > eth0: Tx descriptor 2 is 00002000. > eth0: Tx descriptor 3 is 00002000. > eth0: Setting half-duplex based on auto-negotiated partner ability 0000. > > I have 10Mbit line in. > > Debian unstable > using kernel 2.4.4 > > I have no idea whats wrong > Can somone tell me whats wrong? > > /nisse _Is_ something wrong? Your ping time might increase because of traffic (i.e, downloading) Are you having other trouble? It lloks like you have outside connectivity, and your card is detected by your kernel - elaborate please. Steve -- Anxious after the delay, Gruber doesn't waste any time getting the Koenig [a modified Porsche] up to speed, and almost immediately we are blowing off Alfas, Fiats, and Lancias full of excited Italians. These people love fast cars. But they love sport too and no passing encounter goes unchallenged. Nothing serious, just two wheels into your lane as you're bearing down on them at 130-plus -- to see if you're paying attention. -- Road & Track article about driving two absurdly fast cars across Europe.
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