From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu Oct 30 12:01:13 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id MAA05344 for hardware-outgoing; Thu, 30 Oct 1997 12:01:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware) Received: from IBM.rhrz.uni-bonn.de (ibm.rhrz.uni-bonn.de [131.220.236.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id MAA05332 for ; Thu, 30 Oct 1997 12:01:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from uzsv2k@IBM.rhrz.uni-bonn.de) Received: from chokepnt.uni-bonn.de by IBM.rhrz.uni-bonn.de (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with TCP; Thu, 30 Oct 97 21:00:17 MEZ Message-ID: <3458F038.41C67EA6@uni-bonn.de> Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 21:38:16 +0100 From: Philipp Reichmuth X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE i386) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: admin@mama.vcommunities.com CC: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help! Network Hanging w/ 2940UW and 2.1.7.1 References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk admin@mama.vcommunities.com wrote: > > Hello! I'm having some severe problems with hanging during ftp > transfers, telnet sessions, and other network connections on a > system with an Adaptec 2940 ultra-wide controller and an Atlas 3 GB drive. > The system completely freezes and has to be power cycled. I'm using > FreeBSD 2.1.7.1-RELEASE. I've never had this problem with narrow 2940 > controllers or narrow drives. Has anyone experienced this, and does > anyone have any suggestions as to how to fix it? Thank you! > > S. Taylor, > VCI Admin I've had the same problem with a Quantum Fireball 3200U and an Adaptec 2940U (and more besides) on FreeBSD 2.1.7.1-RELEASE. I ended up disabling the ultra negotiation. Upgrading to 2.2.5-STABLE should be a good idea. Philipp -- > =========================================================================== > formerly - now > ===========================================================================