Re: Network problem
No probs
perhaps stress test it with some long iperf tests ?
Dean
On 28/12/11 08:32, regexes wrote:
> Just to say... updating the kernel to 3.1.6 seems to have solved all of
> the issues.
>
> Thanks for the lead Dean!
>
> regexes
>
> On Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:29:43 +0100, regexes <regexes@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hmmm... mine shows:
>>
>> blade:root:/var/log# modinfo atl1ce
>> filename:
>> /lib/modules/2.6.32-5-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/atl1c/atl1c.ko
>> version: 1.0.0.2-NAPI
>> license: GPL
>> description: Atheros 1000M Ethernet Network Driver
>> author: Jie Yang <jie.yang@atheros.com>
>> srcversion: 8160DE57184B0C6C760D53E
>> alias: pci:v00001969d00001073sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>> alias: pci:v00001969d00002062sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>> alias: pci:v00001969d00002060sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>> alias: pci:v00001969d00001062sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>> alias: pci:v00001969d00001063sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>> depends:
>> vermagic: 2.6.32-5-amd64 SMP mod_unload modversions
>>
>> Maybe a kernel upgrade would help... I guess I'll try that first.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:00:19 +0100, Dean Hamstead
>> <dean@fragfest.com.au> wrote:
>>
>>> here is the driver version in k3.1
>>>
>>> root@astrotrain:/home/dean# modinfo atl1c
>>> filename:
>>> /lib/modules/3.1.0-1-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/atl1c/atl1c.ko
>>> version: 1.0.1.0-NAPI
>>> license: GPL
>>> description: Atheros 1000M Ethernet Network Driver
>>> author: Jie Yang <jie.yang@atheros.com>
>>> srcversion: 6B5B83F39487C00C3BF2E83
>>> alias: pci:v00001969d00001083sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>>> alias: pci:v00001969d00001073sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>>> alias: pci:v00001969d00002062sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>>> alias: pci:v00001969d00002060sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>>> alias: pci:v00001969d00001062sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>>> alias: pci:v00001969d00001063sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>>> depends:
>>> intree: Y
>>> vermagic: 3.1.0-1-amd64 SMP mod_unload modversions
>>>
>>> If the version is the same in your kernel, its very unlikely that a
>>> kernel update will help.
>>> There doesnt appear to be any specific module options, so thats not
>>> something that can be explored.
>>>
>>> You can of course, email the driver author. They are almost always
>>> interested to know if a reproducible bug has been found.
>>>
>>>
>>> Dean
>>>
>>> On Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:24:44 +0100, regexes wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the reply...
>>>>
>>>> kernel: 2.6.32-5-amd64
>>>> Driver: atl1c
>>>>
>>>> I tried unloading and loading the driver but it didn't work though.
>>>> I'll try some of your other suggestions. Maybe I'll find something.
>>>>
>>>> regexes
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:59:46 +0100, Dean Hamstead
>>>> <dean@fragfest.com.au> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The kernel may not be aware that something is wrong. Your email
>>>>> has garbled which driver is in use, could you please clarify and
>>>>> also which kernel version are you using?
>>>>>
>>>>> Some steps i suggest are...
>>>>>
>>>>> - see if traffic is leaving your machine (mirror ports, hubs or a
>>>>> cross over to another machine. then use tcpdump or wireshark)
>>>>> - try unloading and loading the driver, does it work again?
>>>>> - check what options are available for the driver, and play with
>>>>> any you might have
>>>>> - update your kernel
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> some more exotic things to check...
>>>>> - check that iptables isnt being triggered by something?
>>>>> - it could be an irq conflict, especially if the card (or driver)
>>>>> doesnt play nicely with shared irqs. you may be able to clear the
>>>>> share by disabling an unused serial or parallel port
>>>>> - following from the above, you could change to polled rather than
>>>>> irq and see what happens. polling uses lots more cpu (ok thats an
>>>>> over simplification, it is better in some circumstances)
>>>>> - maybe your dns lease is expiring?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dean
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:44:04 +0100, regexes wrote:
>>>>>> Hello everyone,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I just aquired a new Lenovo G770 laptop and am having a strange
>>>>>> issue with
>>>>>> the Ethernet Controller.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Network connection works fine for a few minutes then dies. The
>>>>>> interface
>>>>>> is still configured though but it just stops working. There are no
>>>>>> error
>>>>>> messages in dmesg either.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My router is not a problem. Access is granted and it does work to
>>>>>> begin
>>>>>> with and the logs show nothing abnormal.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've seen a few threads concering the G770 with Ubuntu but nothing
>>>>>> that
>>>>>> addresses this problem.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Output of ifconfig -a
>>>>>>
>>>>>> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
>>>>>> inet addr:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Bcast:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
>>>>>> Mask:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
>>>>>> inet6 addr: xxxx::xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx/64 Scope:Link
>>>>>> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
>>>>>> RX packets:3983 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
>>>>>> frame:0
>>>>>> TX packets:3139 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
>>>>>> carrier:1
>>>>>> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>>>>>> RX bytes:4773236 (4.5 MiB) TX bytes:457213
>>>>>> (446.4 KiB)
>>>>>> Interrupt:27
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The output of lspic -v
>>>>>> 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications AR8152 v2.0 Fast
>>>>>> Ethernet (rev c1)
>>>>>> Subsystem: Lenovo Device 3979
>>>>>> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 27
>>>>>> Memory at d0500000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable)
>>>>>> [size=256K]
>>>>>> I/O ports at 2000 [size=128]
>>>>>> Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
>>>>>> Capabilities: [48] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1
>>>>>> Maskable- 64bit+
>>>>>> Capabilities: [58] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
>>>>>> Capabilities: [6c] Vital Product Data
>>>>>> Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
>>>>>> Capabilities: [180] Device Serial Number
>>>>>> xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
>>>>>> Kernel driver in use: atl101:00.0
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anybody have an idea what could be happening with the Eternet
>>>>>> controller
>>>>>> and how I can fix it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Another issue are the function keys. On my old Thinkpad, the
>>>>>> tpb package worked very well, however, that package isn't
>>>>>> available on
>>>>>> amd64. What other possibility is there to get the function keys to
>>>>>> work?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for any help!
>>>>>> regexes
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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