From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 3 06:11:23 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3FAF31065695; Fri, 3 Dec 2010 06:11:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amoran@forsythia.net) Received: from celebrian.forsythia.net (celebrian.forsythia.net [173.13.138.196]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 150BF8FC0A; Fri, 3 Dec 2010 06:11:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [10.200.0.171] (cerberus.forsythia.net [173.13.138.197]) by celebrian.forsythia.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id oB36B2e8047242; Thu, 2 Dec 2010 22:11:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from amoran@forsythia.net) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Andrew Moran In-Reply-To: <9549_1291057382_4CF3F8E6_9549_238_1_D9B37353831173459FDAA836D3B43499A7AF8D81@WADPMBXV0.waddell.com> Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 22:10:57 -0800 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <7EA93980-478A-418A-8FB1-3249097A7011@forsythia.net> <201011290954.07958.jhb@freebsd.org> <9549_1291057382_4CF3F8E6_9549_238_1_D9B37353831173459FDAA836D3B43499A7AF8D81@WADPMBXV0.waddell.com> To: Gary Gatten , John Baldwin X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: msk0 interface stops working when downloading X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:11:23 -0000 Good to know about the GB switch vs 100MB switch.=20 But rather than downgrade my switch, I went ahead and bought a NIC and = installed it and will just ignore the onboard Marvel one until it = someday works :)=20 --Andy On Nov 29, 2010, at 11:03 AM, Gary Gatten wrote: >=20 >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org = [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of John Baldwin > Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 8:54 AM > To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org > Cc: Andrew Moran; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: msk0 interface stops working when downloading >=20 > On Tuesday, November 23, 2010 6:25:06 pm Andrew Moran wrote: >>=20 >> Hey guys, >>=20 >> After banging my head against this for a few hours, I've decided to = ask for=20 > help. I installed FreeBSD 8.1 amd64 on a Shuttle J1 4100 system = (tech=20 > specs here http://us.shuttle.com/J1_4100.aspx). I installed from DVD = and the=20 > install went fine. >>=20 >> I notice when I pkg_add -r anything, the network stops responding.=20= >>=20 >> Some details: >>=20 >> 1) I can reproduce it 100% by downloading a large file. low = traffic like=20 > the SSH connection does not trigger it. I think it's being triggered = by=20 > traffic above a certain rate.=20 >> 2) I can recover by restarting the network interfaces = (/etc/rc.d/netif stop; =20 > /etc/rc.d/netif start) >> 3) I see no errors in dmesg or /var/log/messages. Nothing at all. >> 4) I've tried the following in /etc/sysctl.conf: >> net.inet.tcp.tso=3D0 >> net.inet.tcp.inflight.enable=3D0 >>=20 >> and in /boot/loader.conf: >> hw.pci.enable_msix=3D"0" >> hw.pci.enable_msi=3D"0" >> hw.bce.tso_enable=3D"0" >>=20 >> But the problem persists. >>=20 >> The interface is identified as: >>=20 >> mskc0: port 0xe800-0xe8ff = mem=20 > 0xfebfc000-0xfebfffff irq 17 at device 0.0 on pci2 >> msk0: = on=20 > mskc0 >> msk0: Ethernet address: 80:ee:73:01:60:7d >> miibus0: on msk0 >> e1000phy0: PHY 0 on miibus0 >> e1000phy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, = 1000baseT,=20 > 1000baseT-FDX, auto >> mskc0: [ITHREAD] >=20 > When I've seen this on my netbook I did a tcpdump on another machien = on the=20 > same hub and found that my msk0 device was spewing an endless stream = of pause=20 > frames. I've only had this problem with a gigE switch, it works fine = for me=20 > on a 10/100 switch. >=20 > --=20 > John Baldwin > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >=20 >=20 > " When I've seen this on my netbook I did a tcpdump on another machien = on the same hub and found that my msk0 device was spewing an endless = stream of pause frames. " >=20 > If there's an option to disable Ethernet flow control, (commonly used = on Gig stuff) perhaps disabling it will prevent the unwanted "spewing". = Unwaanted spewing is always bad. >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > >
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