Linux 2.2.14 and FA310TA cards

[Donald Becker]

On 7 May 2000, Chris Martin wrote:

> > 64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=40 ttl=255 time=0.2 ms (BAD CHECKSUM!)
> 
> Donald> So you are getting corruption either in a switch (but you have
> Donald> a repeater, so rule that out) or on the PCI bus or memory
> Donald> system.
.. 
> However, replacing the Netgear hub with a 3Com 10mbit hub cures the
> problem completely -- ping is 0% packet loss and ftp gives ~824 Kb/s.
> 
> Does this mean that the Netgear hub is faulty or does it just mean
> that the cards work OK at the lower speed?

Is this a 10+100 repeater, or a switch?  If so, it's bad.
If it's a normal "dumb" repeater, it would be extremely unusual to have it
corrupt packet data and leave a good CRC.

Donald Becker				becker@scyld.com
Scyld Computing Corporation
410 Severn Ave. Suite 210
Annapolis MD 21403


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