From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 29 Jan 2001 13:52:28 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 29 Jan 2001 13:52:18 -0500 Received: from foobar.napster.com ([64.124.41.10]:19210 "EHLO foobar.napster.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 29 Jan 2001 13:52:07 -0500 Message-ID: <3A75BBB2.63CE124C@napster.com> Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 10:51:30 -0800 From: Jordan Mendelson Organization: Napster, Inc. X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.0 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Daniel Walton CC: whitney@math.berkeley.edu, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.4.0 Networking oddity In-Reply-To: <5.0.2.1.2.20010128140720.03465e38@209.54.94.12> <5.0.2.1.2.20010128140720.03465e38@209.54.94.12> <5.0.2.1.2.20010129002217.03362fe0@209.54.94.12> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Daniel Walton wrote: > > The server in question is running the tulip driver. dmesg reports: > > Linux Tulip driver version 0.9.13 (January 2, 2001) > > I have seen this same behavior on a couple of my servers running 3com > 3c905c adaptors as well. > > The last time I was experiencing it I rebooted the system and it didn't > solve the problem. When it came up it was still lagging. This would lead > me to believe that it is caused by some sort of network condition, but what > I don't know. > > If anyone has ideas, I'd be more than happy to run tests/provide more info.. > If you are running an intelligent switch, double check to make sure your duplex and speed match what the switch sees on it's port. The biggest problem I've had with any of my machines is autonegotiation of port speed and duplex. Typically all that is required is that I force speed and duplex on the Linux end. Jordan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/