Re: netdev watchdog eth0 transmit timed out
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On Sat, Feb 01, 2003 at 05:01:28PM -0800, Alvin Oga spake thus:
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> On Sun, 2 Feb 2003, Sam Varghese wrote:
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> > g'day all,
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> > i've just set up a debian box for use as a server, using woody.
> > everything has gone well apart from this message which keeps coming
> > through every now and then:
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> > netdev watchdog eth0 transmit timed out
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> > i used the 2.4 kernel which came with the disks - 2.4.18-bf2.4. the
> > network cards on the box both use the rtl8139 module.
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> just found out and confirmed w/ other mb/systems ... that
> the onboard rtl (phy) chips running w/ sis900 drivers are worthless
> at high network load ( say 5 5GB streaming video .. )
> - exact same watchdog error you got
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> use a different motherboard or different pci-based nics
> and the problem is gone
> ( eepro-100 pci card or netgear fa310 or ??
thanks, alvin. there's no way i can change the mobo so i guess i'll have
to get a couple of new nics.
sam
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