Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 21:07:57 +0200 From: Mel Flynn <mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Seur Bors <seurbors@gmail.com> Subject: Re: kernel errors - watchdog timeout Message-ID: <200905052107.57923.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> In-Reply-To: <26b281ee0905010712n67847ad9v3cd47d85fc34974d@mail.gmail.com> References: <26b281ee0905010712n67847ad9v3cd47d85fc34974d@mail.gmail.com>
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On Friday 01 May 2009 16:12:50 Seur Bors wrote:
> I'm constantly getting the following repeated in my /var/log/messages:
>
> kernel: re0: watchdog timeout
> kernel: re0: link state changed to DOWN
> kernel: re0: link state changed to UP
>
> This was happening right from the get-go on new hardware running
> 7.1-Release-p4, but only happened infrequently. Apparently as well,
> although everything seems to be working, the server seems to be responding
> very sluggish (over 10 minutes to work with a 1MB file through a Samba
> share, no exageration on the time).
>
> Can someone point me to required reading for these types of networking
> errors?
DIAGNOSTICS
...
re(4):
re%d: watchdog timeout The device has stopped responding to the network,
or there is a problem with the network connection (cable).
In short: cable or hardware. If you're sure this is not the case, you should
file a PR and mention you switched out cables and (if possible) the card.
--
Mel
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