[realtek-bug] problem: rtl8139 V1.17 and Linux kernel 2.2.19

[Dan Miller]

We're trying to use a Realtek Ethernet chip (built into the motherboard) on a Linux 2.2.19 system.  

We originally using rtl8139.c version 1.07, but after a few hours under heavy loads (WebStone with 500 connections) it would start to report errors of various sorts.  Today, we tried upgrading to version 1.17, from the scyld web site.  We also obtained pci-scan.c and the required headers from this same page.  When we load this driver pair, it loads successfully, but when we try to ping through the driver, in reports: 

eth0: Abnormal interrupt, status 00000020. 
eth0: Abnormal interrupt, status 00002020. 

Has anyone ever seen this??  Any idea why this would happen??  We rebooted the system, and it's not happening now...

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