From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 22 Feb 2003 06:14:17 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 22 Feb 2003 06:14:17 -0500 Received: from ce06d.unt0.torres.ka0.zugschlus.de ([212.126.206.6]:31237 "EHLO torres.ka0.zugschlus.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 22 Feb 2003 06:14:16 -0500 Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 12:24:24 +0100 From: Marc Haber To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.4.20-ac1, tulip driver falls into transmit timeouts Message-ID: <20030222112424.GA24580@torres.ka0.zugschlus.de> References: <20030222084130.GB23827@torres.ka0.zugschlus.de> <20030222085331.GB5411@alpha.home.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030222085331.GB5411@alpha.home.local> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 09:53:31AM +0100, Willy Tarreau wrote: > I suspect that your Catalyst has its interface in auto-negociation mode. This > switch behaves randomly when in auto-neg. I had some which spontaneously > renegociated after several months in production. You should force the ports > to 100FD on the switch to make the problem disappear. BTW, when forced, it > doesn't send its capabilities on the link and NICs often think it's a hub and > then switch to 100 half. So you may also have to force your NICs to 100 fdx > (ethtool or mii-diag). yuck. Will try that later today. > BTW, ensure that there's no spanning tree on the switch since it may be an > external indirect cause of the link drops that your PC detected. BTW, note that > exactly one minute has elapsed between your half and full duplex state changes. > This might help in finding the origin of the problem. The port is "spanning-tree portfast", but we need spanning tree on the switch because of some reundant links being present in the network. > Hoping this helps, Thanks for your comments. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Karlsruhe, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 721 966 32 15 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 721 966 31 29