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Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 18:59:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Jeff Bartig <jeffb@doit.wisc.edu>
cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: ifconfig alias and de0: abnormal interrupt error
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On Tue, 21 Jul 1998, Jeff Bartig wrote:

> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have set up several FreeBSD 2.2.6 systems recently.  I have run into
> a problem when trying to do add virtual interfaces.  When I run the
> first ifconfig alias command, either from the command line or by adding
> it in the /etc/rc.conf file, I get the following logged to syslog:
> 
>     /kernel: de0: abnormal interrupt: receive process stopped

Try doing

ifconfig de0 down
ifconfig de0 up

to reset the interface.

> After this point, I am no longer able to ping any IP number associated
> with this interface from another system.  The problem can usually be
> corrected by either generating some traffic from the system using ping
> or by issuing an ifconfig down followed by an ifconfig up command.
> 
>     Ethernet:  2 SMC 8432T Ethernet Cards
>     de0 <Digital 21041 Ethernet> rev 33 int a irq 9 on pci0:18:0
>     de0: SMC 21041 [10Mb/s] pass 2.1
> 
>     FreeBSD:  2.2.6-RELEASE
>     kernel rebuilt with security patches applied

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major


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