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From: Karl Pielorz <kpielorz_lst@tdx.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: XenServer 6.5(SP1) - HVM 're0: watchdog timeout' errors...
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--On 07 September 2015 16:51 +0200 Roger Pau Monn=C3=A9 =
<roger.pau@citrix.com>=20
wrote:

> This sounds like a problem in the if_re driver on FreeBSD or a bug in
> Qemu emulation. As a workaround, could you try to use the emulated e1000
> instead of the realtek? AFAIK it should also provide better performance.
>
> Since you are using XenServer I'm not sure of the exact rune, with OSS
> Xen you basically need to add "model=3De1000" to the network =
configuration
> line.

Hi Roger,

I'd love to try that - but as we're running full 'XenServer' (i.e.=20
installed from XenServer .ISO) I have no idea where (or even if it's=20
possible) to set that :(

Last time I tried looking it up I hit a bit of a dead end, I'll have=20
another look [in fact, I think it may have actually been impossible to set=20
in XenServer as I seem to remember someone saying that XenServer doesn't=20
have that NIC model/emulation available, only Realtek or PV!]

But I'll have another look...

-Karl