Re: eth0 problem
On Sat, Nov 25, 2000 at 02:20:59AM +1100, Daniel Knights wrote:
> I have added 3 Debian boxes to my network and they all seem OK, till I
> noticed that when changing some of the cat5 cables around, that the 3
> debian boxes eth0 does not start passing data again when cat 5 is replaced,
> the cables were only removed for a minute or less. I did not notice
> straight off as when I replace the cable all looks fine as the hub lights
> up, but a few minutes later bigbrother is telling me that all three debian
> boxes are down. I did an "ifconfig eth0 up" and still no good, but an
> "ifcongif down" and then "up" brings them back online again. There were
> no errors recorded in log files.
>
> This only happens to the debian boxes as the redhat and the SuSe linux
> servers are not bothered by having the network cables missing for a minute
> or two. Any advice on what might be causing this would be appreciated.
Do the servers all have the same type of network-cards? I have a 3Com
3c900 Combo and it seems this card doesn't react anymore after some
time. An ifdown+ifup brings it back again.
Phil
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