2.4.21-pre6 problem with 8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.26

2.4.21-pre6 problem with 8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.26

[Martin MOKREJŠ]

Hi,
  I'm observing sporadic problems with my onboard network card:

$ ping 195.113.56.1
PING 195.113.56.1 (195.113.56.1): 56 octets data
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=42 time=1068.2 ms
wrong data byte #0 should be 0x1c but was 0x1b1b b0 95 3e de 9 9 0
        8 9 a b c d e f 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1a 1b 1c 1d 1e 1f 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27
        28 29 2a 2b 2c 2d 2e 2f
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=42 time=72.7 ms
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=42 time=68.6 ms
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=42 time=68.3 ms
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=42 time=784.6 ms
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=42 time=688.8 ms
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=6 ttl=42 time=67.6 ms

--- 195.113.56.1 ping statistics ---
7 packets transmitted, 7 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 67.6/402.6/1068.2 ms
$


I saw these error with 2.4.19, 2.4.20 and most subsequequent testing releases. I
cannot say about older kernels, as I did not have that machine before. Could
anyone tell me what kind of information should I gather to make it reproducible
for you?

It seems at least now it appears when I do "mii-tool --reset" and continues:


64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=105 ttl=42 time=67.7 ms
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=106 ttl=42 time=66.9 ms
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=107 ttl=42 time=67.7 ms
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=108 ttl=42 time=1371.9 ms
wrong data byte #0 should be 0x4f but was 0x4e4e b2 95 3e 52 af e 0
        8 9 a b c d e f 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1a 1b 1c 1d 1e 1f 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
        28 29 2a 2b 2c 2d 2e 2f
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=109 ttl=42 time=802.2 ms
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=110 ttl=42 time=67.0 ms
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=111 ttl=42 time=66.4 ms
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=112 ttl=42 time=67.2 ms
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=113 ttl=42 time=69.1 ms
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=114 ttl=42 time=67.4 ms
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=115 ttl=42 time=1184.3 ms
wrong data byte #0 should be 0x56 but was 0x5555 b2 95 3e 5c af e 0
        8 9 a b c d e f 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1a 1b 1c 1d 1e 1f 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
        28 29 2a 2b 2c 2d 2e 2f
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=116 ttl=42 time=192.6 ms
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=117 ttl=42 time=66.7 ms
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=118 ttl=42 time=67.5 ms
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=119 ttl=42 time=1435.6 ms
wrong data byte #0 should be 0x5a but was 0x5959 b2 95 3e 60 af e 0
        8 9 a b c d e f 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1a 1b 1c 1d 1e 1f 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
        28 29 2a 2b 2c 2d 2e 2f
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=120 ttl=42 time=1007.7 ms
wrong data byte #0 should be 0x5b but was 0x5a5a b2 95 3e 6c af e 0
        8 9 a b c d e f 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1a 1b 1c 1d 1e 1f 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
        28 29 2a 2b 2c 2d 2e 2f
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=121 ttl=42 time=68.6 ms
64 octets from 195.113.56.1: icmp_seq=122 ttl=42 time=67.8 ms


$ mii-tool --verbose
eth0: 10 Mbit, half duplex, link ok
  product info: vendor 00:00:00, model 0 rev 0
  basic mode:   10 Mbit, half duplex
  basic status: link ok
  capabilities: 100baseTx-FD 100baseTx-HD 10baseT-FD 10baseT-HD
  advertising:  100baseTx-FD 100baseTx-HD 10baseT-FD 10baseT-HD
$

Any ideas? Please cc me in replies.
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Re: 2.4.21-pre6 problem with 8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.26

[Carl-Daniel Hailfinger]

Martin MOKREJŠ wrote:
> Hi,
>   I'm observing sporadic problems with my onboard network card:
> 
> [...]
> $ mii-tool --verbose
> eth0: 10 Mbit, half duplex, link ok
>   product info: vendor 00:00:00, model 0 rev 0
>   basic mode:   10 Mbit, half duplex
>   basic status: link ok
>   capabilities: 100baseTx-FD 100baseTx-HD 10baseT-FD 10baseT-HD
>   advertising:  100baseTx-FD 100baseTx-HD 10baseT-FD 10baseT-HD
> $
> 
> Any ideas? Please cc me in replies.

What type is the link partner (switch,hub,network card)? Type of cable
(crossover,plain)? How high is the traffic on the network?
Judging from your mii-tool output, you are connected to
1. a 10MBit hub or
2. a 100MBit hub and one of the connected network cards is 10MBit or
3. a 10MBit network card.
If neither of these is the case, please check your cabling.

Regards,
Carl-Daniel

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