Re: 2.4.12-ac4 10Mbit NE2k interrupt load kills p166

Alan Cox
2001-10-25T20:17:58Z

> Host A: p166, ISA NE2K, linux-2.4.12-ac4
> Host B: p2-400, rtl-8129, WinXP (heh, not my box though ;)
>
> Result:
> a) modem dies completely - drops ppp packets at the rate of 75%,
> irqtune doesnt affect this behaviour at all

This sounds like you dont have ide unmasking enabled and have an old
IDE setup