From eschwieb@halcyon.com Tue Nov 24 12:06:45 1998
Date: Tue Nov 24 12:06:45 1998
From: Erik Schwiebert eschwieb@halcyon.com
Subject: [netatalk-admins] AppleTalk crashes EEPro100 on a bonded
etherchannel
At 1:14 AM -0800 11/24/98, Osma Ahvenlampi wrote:
>[This post is partially off-topic for both lists, sorry about
>that. I'm still posting it to both because it's also partially
>on-topic for both, and will probably be of interest to readers
>on both lists.. Please adjust reply addresses accordingly.]
>
>Hardware: 350MHz P-II with two Intel EEPro100's, connected to a Cisco
>Catalyst 2924XL on both ports.
>
>Software: Linux 2.0.36 with Beowulf channel bonding patch, eepro100
>driver versions 0.99B and 1.04 tested. Netatalk 1.4b2+asun2.1.0.
>
>Problem:
>
>However, I soon notice that the machine's entire ethernet layer starts
>crashing. The error is familiar from the multicast debugging: "kernel:
>eth0: Transmit timed out: status 0050 command 0000." All network
>traffic stops for 10-20 seconds, Linux notices something is wrong,
>resets the ethernet layer, and things work again for a minute or two
>until the same repeats.
I munched a bunch of text. I'm seeing the same problem in my Linux box
with two EEPro 100's. My configuration is slightly different: I have an
ADSL coonection on eth0, and an home network on eth1, with IP masquerading
to give the home network access to the internet. Every time i enable
atalkd, i get a slew of
kernel: eth1: Transmit timed out: status 0050 command 0000."
messages (sometimes the status is 0090).
My internal network is composed of 3 macs and a printer, and i'd like to
get the Linux box running netatalk so i can use it as a common file server
and temporary backup storage site, since its HD is several times bigger
than the HD's in my macs.
Schwieb
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From amlai@columbia.edu Tue Nov 24 12:20:45 1998
Date: Tue Nov 24 12:20:45 1998
From: Albert Max Lai amlai@columbia.edu
Subject: [netatalk-admins] AppleTalk crashes EEPro100 on a bonded etherchannel
On 24 Nov 1998, Osma Ahvenlampi wrote:
I have a similar config:
dual 350MHz P-II with 1 Intel EEPro100 onboard
kernel versions 2.0.35, 2.0.36, 2.0.128
driver versions 1.06 and 0.99B.
Netatalk versions 1.4b2+asun2.1.0 and 1.4b2+asun2.0a18.2.
I have a similar problem. If I don't set the module option
multicast_filter_limit=0, I crash the local network here (router starts
resetting my port, I hog all the bandwidth, etc.). When I set that module
option under 2.0.35/2.0.36, when xntpd starts up, I get a Transmit timed
out and then the ethernet layer gets reset. After that, it works. My guess
is that there seems to be something still wrong with the multicast filter.
Other than that it seems to work great.
> Hardware: 350MHz P-II with two Intel EEPro100's, connected to a Cisco
> Catalyst 2924XL on both ports.
> Software: Linux 2.0.36 with Beowulf channel bonding patch, eepro100
> driver versions 0.99B and 1.04 tested. Netatalk 1.4b2+asun2.1.0.
> Problem:
>
> With only one interface enabled and the switch in a standard
> configuration, the system works normally (after the
> multicast_filter_limit=3 workaround for the eepro100 bug).
>
> However, I soon notice that the machine's entire ethernet layer starts
> crashing. The error is familiar from the multicast debugging: "kernel:
> eth0: Transmit timed out: status 0050 command 0000." All network
> traffic stops for 10-20 seconds, Linux notices something is wrong,
> resets the ethernet layer, and things work again for a minute or two
> until the same repeats.
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From skkweon@eecs.umich.edu Tue Nov 24 14:44:43 1998
Date: Tue Nov 24 14:44:43 1998
From: Seok-Kyu Kweon skkweon@eecs.umich.edu
Subject: How can I change the speed of Ethernet from 100 Mbps tp 10Mbps?
How can I change the speed of Ethernet from 100 Mbps tp 10Mbps?
Is there anyone who can help with that?
I am using eepro100.
Thank you.
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E-mail : skkweon@eecs.umich.edu
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From jathey@home.com Sun Nov 29 15:43:46 1998
Date: Sun Nov 29 15:43:46 1998
From: James Athey jathey@home.com
Subject: Installation Woes
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