RX packet errors problem

[Swaine Lin Chen]

On Fri, 24 Mar 2000, Donald Becker wrote:

> On Thu, 23 Mar 2000, Swaine Lin Chen wrote:
> 
> > > > My problem is this: my eth0 interface gives me lots (up to 1%) of RX 
> > > > packet errors.  The card is a 3c590 10Mbit PCI adapter in a 200MHz PPro
> ...
> > Full/half duplex isn't the problem, I think.  I got that vortex-diag
> > program, and it says I'm running half-duplex.  I've included the output
...
> > 
> > Maybe I should ask a few more basic questions first - am I right in
> > viewing my RX packet errors as a problem?  Could this be causing the
> > relatively sluggish performance I see when using the network in Linux?
> 
> It's a problem.  At 1% you'll see stop-and-go file transfers, but not likely
> notice interactive problems with 'telnet'.
> 

So do you have any other suggestions as to why I might be getting these RX
packet errors?  Am I in the right place, suspecting the driver?  Or might
it have something to do with the kernel?  If so, are there any further
diagnostics I can run to try to figure out what the problem is when I run
Linux as opposed to NT?

Thanks again.


Swaine


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