[ILUG] network card problems

[Conor Wynne]

> hi
> I have been having a problem with my NIC its a Intel Corp. EtherExpress
> PRO/100 S Desktop Adapter(Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100])
> every so often the link goes down for no reason,I don't touch the cable
> etc... then sometimes:
> dmesg says this when booted:
> e100: eth0: e100_watchdog: link up, 100Mbps, full-dupex
> then at some random time its says:
> e100: eth0: e100_watchdog: link down
> if i unplug the cable from the NIC it sometimes reconnects
> e100: eth0: e100_watchdog: link up, 100Mbps, full-dupex
> and starts working...
> I've replaced the card with exact same model NIC but the problem
> didn't go away.(only other card i have/had)
> So it kinda leading me to believe that something is wrong with the e100
> driver. Googling seems to uncover this
>
> http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2004-02/7652.html
> I'm using 2.6.12 kernel btw.
> I didn't try the eepro100 driver yet, but has anyone else having
> problems with Intel cards and their driver ?

I doubt its driver related at all. More likely to be an issue with the
negotiation betweeb the card and switch.

Try setting both the fd and retest.
Did it ever work or is it a new card?

Regards
Conor.


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