From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Mar 20 10:44: 1 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mailhost.visualedge.com (visualedge.com [207.139.24.70]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F1C837B964 for ; Mon, 20 Mar 2000 10:43:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from martinm@visualedge.com) Received: from martinm (martinm [192.168.0.116]) by mailhost.visualedge.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id NAA32212 for ; Mon, 20 Mar 2000 13:45:29 -0500 Message-ID: <016b01bf929c$41b41e60$7400a8c0@visualedge.com> From: "DJ Martin MacT" To: Subject: Setting up a box to use remotely by way of an X-server Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 13:43:59 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0168_01BF9272.589F86C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0168_01BF9272.589F86C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Q: Does anyone know what would make a network card function = intermittently (work for 20minutes, not work for 30, then work again)? TIA to anyone who knows, I am sooooo frustrated: working/not working = I can figure out, but this is just plain confusing... I have two computers connected via ethernet: one is a w2k, the = other FreeBSD... I'd like to be running an Xserver on win2k so as to = access the FreeBSD3.4 computer... I have recompiled the kernel, but it didn't solve my problems..: The network seems to work for 20 minutes, then not work for = another 20, then work again... It seems pretty random, but when it works = it usually good for at least 20 minutes before I get dropped.... At the = point that it malfunctions, I can ping out from FreeBSD, and win2k will = get a packet and reply, but FreeBSD never gets that reply... If I ping = from win2k to FreeBSD while it's not working, only one hub light blinks = (the windows one)... I am using a "home ethernet" kit from Linksys... Under linux the = cards use "tulip.o" as a driver, on FreeBSD it uses mx0... It also (from = ifconfig mx0) seems that FreeBSD has my card set up as half-duplex, even = though it is capable of full.... I don't know how to change that or if = it is even a problem. The only other network strangeness come from Apache and Sendmail: = both complain about being unable to resolve hostnames (when I am at home = I can get the exact message)... I have no name server (only 2 computers = on the network), only /etc/hosts files... ------=_NextPart_000_0168_01BF9272.589F86C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Q: Does anyone know what would make a network card = function=20 intermittently (work for 20minutes, not work for 30, then work=20 again)?

TIA to anyone who knows, I am = sooooo=20 frustrated: working/not working I can figure out, but this is just plain = confusing...

I have two computers connected = via=20 ethernet: one is a w2k, the other FreeBSD... I'd like to be = running an=20 Xserver on win2k so as to access the FreeBSD3.4 computer...

I have recompiled the kernel, but = it didn't=20 solve my problems..:

The network = seems to=20 work for 20 minutes, then not work for another 20, then work again... It = seems=20 pretty random, but when it works it usually good for at least 20 minutes = before=20 I get dropped.... At the point that it malfunctions, I can ping out from = FreeBSD, and win2k will get a packet and reply, but FreeBSD never gets = that=20 reply... If I ping from win2k to FreeBSD while it's not working, only = one hub=20 light blinks (the windows one)...

I am using a "home ethernet" kit = from=20 Linksys... Under linux the cards use "tulip.o" as a driver, on FreeBSD = it uses=20 mx0... It also (from ifconfig mx0) seems that FreeBSD has my card set up = as=20 half-duplex, even though it is capable of full.... I don't know how to = change=20 that or if it is even a problem.

The only other network = strangeness come=20 from Apache and Sendmail: both complain about being unable to resolve = hostnames=20 (when I am at home I can get the exact message)... I have no name server = (only 2=20 computers on the network), only /etc/hosts = files...

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