[vortex] Q: which nic to use on Alpha 266 EV4?

[Rudy Zijlstra]

Hello all,

I'm currently using a 8139 based nic in it, and that one regularly
needs:

ifconfig eth0 down
ifconfig eth0 up
route add default gw ....


It seems to hang whenever incoming and outgoing traffic are close
together (its working in HD mode)

Its connected to a autosense 10/100 hub (incapable of FD), which in its
turn is connected to a 10/100 switch (which IS capable of FD). The
servers are connected to the switch.

I know I should have used a switch instead of a autosense hub, but
learned that after I had bought it. And this comes out of my private
pocket, so exchange will have to wait a while.

Any advise from the list on the nic to use in this configuration? I do
want to run it on 100.

Thanks for your time,


Rudy Zijlstra