Re: 96% packet loss on my network
Brandon Mitchell wrote:
>
> On Sun, 14 Feb 1999, Paul Nathan Puri wrote:
>
> > My ifconfig eth0 output on my laptop is the following:
>
> > RX packets:2175 errors:0 dropped:192 overruns:0 frame:728
> > TX packets:2590 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
> > Interrupt:3 Base address:0x300
> >
> > Here is the ifconfig eth0 output on my pc-server:
Thanks Brandon,
I guess there's no easy fix here. I might be making a trip
to Frye's this evening.
Here I go...
>
> > RX packets:7 errors:34 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:34
> > TX packets:48 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > Collisions:8
> > Interrupt:11 Base address:0xfc00
> >
> > I get 96% packet loss. Both cards, the pcmcia and the pci,
> > are fast ethernet cards.
>
> Strange how the pc-servers numbers are so much smaller. If you hub has
> diagnostic lights, also looks at those. I'd verify the base addr
> (different from what I'm used to) and irq on the pc-server. Make sure
> nothing else is using that irq and that the card is really using that irq.
> Then do the same for the laptop. It means pulling out manuals, checking
> jumpers, using isapnptools, and loading/unloading kernel modules. I can't
> guarantee a hardware problem, but others on the list seem to agree that
> it's the first step.
>
> Good luck,
> Brandon
>
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