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[Jon Plews]

> From: owner-linux-tulip@beowulf.gsfc.nasa.gov
> [mailto:owner-linux-tulip@beowulf.gsfc.nasa.gov]On Behalf Of Bevo
> Sent: 08 October 1998 23:13
>
>
> hello, I have to NetGear FA310TX cards connected with patch cable between
> my two pentium pros.  I have one running linux and the other runs win98
> and linux. But when ever I turn off my win98 box, I get these kernel
> messages in my linux box:
>
> Oct  5 00:53:38 Arenal kernel: eth1: No link beat on the MII interface,
> status then 7809 now 7809.
> Oct  5 00:54:38 Arenal kernel: eth1: No link beat on the MII interface,
> status then 7809 now 7809.
> Oct  5 00:55:38 Arenal kernel: eth1: No link beat on the MII interface,
> status then 7809 now 7809.
> Oct  5 00:56:38 Arenal kernel: eth1: No link beat on the MII interface,
> status then 7809 now 7809.
>
> that repeats every minute in my /var/log/message file.  I tried turning
> the debug option off by loading it up as a module.  Nothing I have tried
> will keep those messages from filling that file.  Is their a way to keep
> the kernel or whatever produces those messages to keep it from posting
> those type of messages.  I am using the tulip.c file that is packaged with
> the 2.0.35 kernel
>


Unload the tulip module when the other computer is turned off.

Jon Plews.