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From: Alexey Privalov <lucky@land3.nsu.ru>
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Subject: Re: 3com509-TPC Etherlink stalls
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On Fri, 3 Aug 2001, [iso-8859-1] Gavin Kenny wrote:

> >>I have a 3com 3C509-TPC Etherlink III (ISA),
> >>installed on interface ep0. I'm
> >>running NAT on my box, with interface ep0 connected
> >>to the outside world,
> >>and interface ep1,
> >>a 3com 509-Combo(ISA) connected to my internal LAN.
> >>I noticed after a few
> >>hours ep0 will stall and will not respond to
> >>anything from either the
> >>internal LAN or any external network.
> 
> >>A quick "ifconfig ep0 down/up" fixes this problem
> >>and interface ep0 works
> >>correctly again. I'm wondering if anyone else has
> >>experienced this
> >>particular problem with the 3com 3C509-TPC
> >>Etherlink III, and possibly, known solutions to this
> >>problem.
> 
> >>Thanks in advance,
> >>Jamaal Sanford
> 
> 
> This problem has been major headache for me - the
> reason apparently is the driver which is flaky. Sadly
> there is no solution bar getting a new NIC that uses a
> different driver.
> 
> I've been told that if you have a fast system (P200 or
> better) then it isn't much of a problem. I don't have
it isn`t right.. we have a PII-500 a have such problem :((


> such a machine, so I can't verify this. ;-(
> 
> Gavin
> 
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