From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 4 04:43:31 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F69716A4CE for ; Wed, 4 Feb 2004 04:43:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp.octapharma.se (smtp.octapharma.se [195.198.168.141]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D85BA43D45 for ; Wed, 4 Feb 2004 04:43:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from Mikael.Gunnarsson@octapharma.se) Received: from sestosrv004p.ad.octapharma.se ([195.198.13.61] RDNS failed) by smtp.octapharma.se with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Wed, 4 Feb 2004 13:45:55 +0100 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6249.0 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 13:43:24 +0100 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: rl interface drops out occasionally Thread-Index: AcPqydPANISoCqnMTW6WUMtkji/fzwAUjU2g From: "Gunnarsson, Mikael" To: "Sumit Shah" , X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Feb 2004 12:45:55.0640 (UTC) FILETIME=[D4AFAB80:01C3EB1C] cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: RE: rl interface drops out occasionally X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 12:43:31 -0000 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 Mess= age----- > From: Sumit Shah [mailto:shah@ucla.edu] > Sent: den 4 februa= ri 2004 03:51 > To: bob.debolt@starblanket.ca > Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd= .org > Subject: Re: rl interface drops out occasionally > > > Thank= s 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 upg= rade the NIC anyway. > > thanks, > sumit > > > On Feb 3, 2004, a= t 12:38 PM, Bob DeBolt wrote: > > > Greets > > > >> I've noticed tha= t > >> every now > >> and then the network interface drops out. I can = ifconfig > destroy and > >> then create it again and the network inter= face 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 > > week= s 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 ma= iling 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 intende= d solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are address= ed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system man= ager. 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.