Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 00:00:42 -0700 (PDT) From: davy.goris@ordab.com To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: kern/6519: FreeBSD 2.2.5 hangs after network traffic with a 3Com EtherLink III PCI Message-ID: <199805050700.AAA07528@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 6519 >Category: kern >Synopsis: FreeBSD 2.2.5 hangs after network traffic with a 3Com EtherLink III PCI >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue May 5 00:00:01 PDT 1998 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Davy Goris >Organization: Orda-B Belgium >Release: 2.2.5 >Environment: FreeBSD gatekeeper2.ordab.com 2.2.5-RELEASE FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE #0: Mon May 4 17:28:09 CEST 1998 root@gatekeeper2.ordab.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GATEKEEPER2 i386 >Description: I have an AST Pentium 75, 1,2 GB HD, 32 MB Ram. I inserted 2 3Com EtherLink III PCI 4C590 (C) Network cards, and configured the machine as a gateway. I recompiled the kernel and put IPFW on. The machine worked well for a while (including IPFW), but it crashed from time to time after a certain amount of Network traffic (varying from 10 to 100 MB). Sometimes, the machine froze completely, sometimes it kept working but dit not send or recieved any network pakkets. I completely stripped down the kernel, excluding everyting that was not absolutely nessecary, but the problem remained. Then I changed 1 3Com card with a DEC DE200, and the problem got worse ! Now, it crashed after a few seconds or a few minutes. At last, I removed both the 3C590 cards and used one DEC DE200 (ISA) and an 3C509 ISA. The problem seems to be gone. The system has sent over 1 GB of data without crashing. So I suspect that there is a bug in the 3C590 PCI driver. Alas, I do not have the skills to debug and repair it. So I just report it. Keep up the good work ! >How-To-Repeat: Insert 2 3C590 PCI cards in an Pentium 75 running 2.2.5, and FTP some files to and from the machine. >Fix: I fully stripped down the kernel, but this didn't work. So I had to remove both the 3C590 Cards. This resolved the problem. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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