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> I am randomly getting ed0 kernel device timeout messages from my Freebsd
> 2.0R machine...
> 
> I am running a NE2000 clone network card...
> 
> (I have other devices on the network running OK - and the cabling is fine.)
> 
> Is the card faulty or should I be using a different NIC with better
> driver code in the Kernel ?
> 
> Here is my dmesg output:
> ed0 at 0x280-0x29f irq 5 on isa
> ed0: address 00:00:01:04:80:53, type NE2000 (16 bit)
> 
> Errors-:
> ed0: device timeout
> ed0: device timeout
> 
> John Herks
> john@pyromania.apana.org.au


My problem is similar.  The system boots up without any stange problem 
until "routed" starts to run.  And then, "ed0: device timeout..."

Is there a cure???