From petrucha.stefan@slsp.sk Mon Dec 22 11:50:01 2003 From: petrucha.stefan@slsp.sk (petrucha.stefan@slsp.sk) Date: Mon Dec 22 11:50:01 2003 Subject: [epic] Possible bug related to autonegotiation ? Message-ID: <65172145E69F3441B162B4B85AF5F83CAFF39C@sprievozba004.slsp.sk> Hi, I have problems with my SMC EtherPower II 10/100 (based on EPIC/100 83C170QF) network card. It refuses to communicate correctly with our corporate network under Linux - under MS Windows there are no problems however. I'm using Debian GNU/Linux (stable). The driver seems to load correctly (the last line appeared a few seconds later than the first four): epic100.c:v1.07h 8/18/99 Donald Becker ... eth0: SMSC EPIC/100 83c170 at 0xdc00, IRQ 7, ... eth0: MII transceiver #3 control 3000 status 7809. eth0: Autonegotiation advertising 01e1 link partner 0001. eth0: Setting full-duplex based on MII #3 link partner capability of 41e1. But ping from/to adjacent machine failed. First I thought that I screwed the DHCP configuration. So I managed to get and setup a permanent IP address - did not help. Result of a quick check by our network administrator: the switch the machine is connected to received NO valid packet, and my check: the machine received NO packet from the network. I tried to change the cable, to compile and use a newer kernel (2.4.x) with updaded driver (1.11+LK1.1.12), to specify different parameters when probing the module - no success. Check of this list's archive gave no clue. Then once by accident I succeeded to load the module, configure the interface and ping another machine before the last diagnostic message (about full-duplex) was issued - bingo! It was almost reproducible, so I left it alone as I had other things to do. Last friday we had blackout and, after 3 hours, the UPS went down too. The problem is back, as the last trick does not work almost anymore. I succeeded once, but when trying to automatise the procedure, it stopped working at all, even when done by hand as previously. Does somebody have any hints? Regards Stefan Petrucha "This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses."