Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 13:43:24 +0100 From: "Gunnarsson, Mikael" <Mikael.Gunnarsson@octapharma.se> To: "Sumit Shah" <shah@ucla.edu>, <bob.debolt@starblanket.ca> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: RE: rl interface drops out occasionally Message-ID: <CD1C1AC62C4DA944914E36E7B3DD904312B7E2@sestosrv004p.ad.octapharma.se>
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Save yourself some headache then and don't get another rl.. As it says in the driver's source, it really redefines the meaning of 'low end'. It's dirt cheap, and you get what you pay for.. M > -----Original Message----- > From: Sumit Shah [mailto:shah@ucla.edu] > Sent: den 4 februari 2004 03:51 > To: bob.debolt@starblanket.ca > Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: rl interface drops out occasionally > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
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