Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 09:40:22 +0100 (BST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Gavin=20Kenny?= <gavinkenny@yahoo.co.uk> To: questions@freebsd.org Cc: mauler@beldar.com Subject: 3com509-TPC Etherlink stalls Message-ID: <20010803084022.40270.qmail@web20002.mail.yahoo.com>
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>>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 such a machine, so I can't verify this. ;-( Gavin ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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