Bug#858125: e1000: ethernet interface hangs occasionally, kernel reports hang

["Bruce Momjian,,," <bruce@momjian.us>]

On Sat, Mar 18, 2017 at 10:06:53PM +0000, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 18, 2017 at 05:10:50PM -0400, Bruce Momjian,,, wrote:
> [...]
> > I then ran:
> > 
> > 	$ ethtool -A eth0 rx off tx off
> > 
> > 	$ ethtool -a eth0
> > 	Pause parameters for eth0:
> > 	Autonegotiate:  on
> > 	RX:             on
> > 	TX:             on
> > 
> > It seems nothing changed.
> 
> Try:
>     ethtool -A eth0 rx off tx off autoneg off
> instead.

OK, that worked:

	$ ethtool -A eth0 rx off tx off autoneg off
	$ ethtool -a eth0
	Pause parameters for eth0:
	Autonegotiate:  off
	RX:             off
	TX:             off

I will report back as soon as another failure happens, or doesn't
happen.  :-)  Thanks.

> > > Have you tried a newer kernel version?  Linux 4.9 is available in
> > > jessie-backports.
> > 
> > Wow, that seems more risky than just buying a dual-port PCI-E ethernet
> > card and using that.  FYI, this server is from 2012 so I am worried such
> > an upgrade would break things more than fix them.
> [...]
> 
> I wasn't suggesting it as a long-term fix but just to check whether a
> fix has been implemented.  (And I think it is unlikely to break
> anything.)

Oh, I guess I am not sure how I could test that easily.

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