Re: network problems?
> I'm still having network problems with debian updates circa last weekend.
> I tried recompiling my kernel to see if it had anything to do with my ppp
> support coming from a module. In doing so, I accidentally compiled my new
> kernel without SMP support--I have a dual Pentium machine--and my network
> problems were gone or not noticeable. When I recompiled with SMP support,
> my network problems came back. I've encountered this problem on both
> kernel versions 2.0.35 and 2.0.36-pre-patch-19. I've ran kernel versions
> 2.0.32 through 2.0.35 with SMP support in the past without any problems.
> Anyone got any ideas?
One of my SMP systems was having a terrible time accessing its SCSI card.
It was crashing 3 or 4 times per week.
I switched to 2.1.125 and immediately the problems disappeared.
In general, SMP systems seem to run much more reliably with 2.1 kernels.
I strongly recommend it.
Eric
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