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Subject: 3com509-TPC Etherlink stalls
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>>I have a 3com 3C509-TPC Etherlink III (ISA),
>>installed on interface ep0. I'm
>>running NAT on my box, with interface ep0 connected
>>to the outside world,
>>and interface ep1,
>>a 3com 509-Combo(ISA) connected to my internal LAN.
>>I noticed after a few
>>hours ep0 will stall and will not respond to
>>anything from either the
>>internal LAN or any external network.

>>A quick "ifconfig ep0 down/up" fixes this problem
>>and interface ep0 works
>>correctly again. I'm wondering if anyone else has
>>experienced this
>>particular problem with the 3com 3C509-TPC
>>Etherlink III, and possibly, known solutions to this
>>problem.

>>Thanks in advance,
>>Jamaal Sanford


This problem has been major headache for me - the
reason apparently is the driver which is flaky. Sadly
there is no solution bar getting a new NIC that uses a
different driver.

I've been told that if you have a fast system (P200 or
better) then it isn't much of a problem. I don't have
such a machine, so I can't verify this. ;-(

Gavin

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