From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Dec 24 15:23:27 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id PAA08483 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 24 Dec 1997 15:23:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (cisco-ts12-line10.uoregon.edu [128.223.150.142]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id PAA08468 for ; Wed, 24 Dec 1997 15:23:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.8.7/8.8.8) with SMTP id PAA10208; Wed, 24 Dec 1997 15:20:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu) Date: Wed, 24 Dec 1997 15:20:41 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White X-Sender: dwhite@localhost Reply-To: Doug White To: Michael Richards <026809r@dragon.acadiau.ca> cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Network card... :( In-Reply-To: <199712231853.OAA01419@dragon.acadiau.ca> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Tue, 23 Dec 1997, Michael Richards wrote: > Hi. > > I have a 2.2.2 release box that has a Kingston CPI Ethernet > combo card in it. The kernel is using the de0 driver. Every once in a while > it just stops dead. The only way to get the network back is by rebooting. > The only message about it is AUI port enabled that appears in the log file. The de card is rebooting itself. Did you try `ifconfig de0 down' then `ifconfig de0 up'? Make sure your network is clean, ie you don't have hubs rebooting all over the place or wire running next to large motors or the like. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major