Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 18:50:45 -0800 From: Sumit Shah <shah@ucla.edu> To: <bob.debolt@starblanket.ca> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: rl interface drops out occasionally Message-ID: <EE1F408A-56BC-11D8-9D27-000393DB86CA@ucla.edu> In-Reply-To: <!~!UENERkVCMDkAAQACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAAAzkacUgONcEa%2BcwgozyWQEMKAAAAQAAAAucv1dm3J4U2nZSy1yWrJpgEAAAAA@starblanket.ca> References: <!~!UENERkVCMDkAAQACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAAAzkacUgONcEa%2BcwgozyWQEMKAAAAQAAAAucv1dm3J4U2nZSy1yWrJpgEAAAAA@starblanket.ca>
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Thanks for the reply, it's good to hear I'm not the only one experiencing this. At least there is a simple workaround and we were going to upgrade the NIC anyway. thanks, sumit On Feb 3, 2004, at 12:38 PM, Bob DeBolt wrote: > Greets > >> I've noticed that >> every now >> and then the network interface drops out. I can ifconfig destroy and >> then create it again and the network interface comes back. This >> machine serves nfs/smb/rsync exclusively and nothing more >> (2-3 gigs of >> traffic is moved per day). > > I had the same description of problem. I shut off the onboard > NIC and installed a new rl and problem was solved. I spent several > weeks testing different things. For the 5 or ten bucks for a new > rl card, it is worth spending it. > > > Sincerely > > Bob DeBolt > Pres / CTO > Starblanket Research > 1-877-280-3695 > Calgary 280-3695 > bob.debolt@starblanket.ca > 0x44E4A96B >
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