Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:52:11 -0400 From: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> To: Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: fxp0 Link Going Up And Down Message-ID: <4F7A117B.8050907@sentex.net> In-Reply-To: <4F78B8DB.1090508@tundraware.com> References: <4F78B8DB.1090508@tundraware.com>
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On 4/1/2012 4:21 PM, Tim Daneliuk wrote: > I am seeing this intermittently: > > Apr 1 14:48:36 host kernel: fxp0: link state changed to DOWN > Apr 1 14:52:27 host kernel: fxp0: link state changed to UP There were some fixes to the fxp driver on ~ March 26th that fixed the NIC bouncing up and down when it went into promisc mode. But those bounces were very short lived (a few seconds to transition). Your up/down events are minutes. Perhaps the cable modem is going into some sort of "sleep mode" ? Or perhaps just a hardware issue. If you can, try and put a simple hub or switch between the cable modem and your NIC and see if you still get bounces. Also, there are many variants of fxp hardware. Post the output of egrep -i "fxp|phy" /var/run/dmesg.boot and sysctl -a dev.fxp ---Mike > > This is observed both on some 8.2-STABLE and 8.3-PRERELEASE versions > on the same server. I have replaced the ethernet cable as well as the > device on the other end (a cable internet box), but the problem > intermittently persists. It appears not to be a mechanical issue > insofar as I can wiggle the cable at each end and not introduce this > problem. > > fxp0 in this case is the on-board NIC of an Intel mobo. > > Ideas anyone? > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Tim Daneliuk tundra@tundraware.com > PGP Key: http://www.tundraware.com/PGP/ > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > -- ------------------- Mike Tancsa, tel +1 519 651 3400 Sentex Communications, mike@sentex.net Providing Internet services since 1994 www.sentex.net Cambridge, Ontario Canada http://www.tancsa.com/
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