Re[2]: [vortex] 3C905B-TX randomly looses connection until reboot

[Timo Boettcher]

Hi Robert,

Nachricht vom Montag, 17. Dezember 2001, 18:44:39:

RM> I'm not much help, but I've noticed the same problem with my 3c905b-tx
RM> too. My hub has a touchy powercable,
Uhmmm... Now that you mention it... mine isn't that stable, either.
RM> and if I move it and the power flickers on & off, thats when my NIC
RM> stops working and the machine its on has to be re-booted to bring
RM> it back up.
Shouldn't it come back up alone?

RM> Rob

RM> Timo Boettcher wrote:

>> Hi list,
>>
>>    I've got some weired problem with one of my linux-machines:
>>    This Router/Firewall sometimes "looses" its internal NIC (it has
>>    two 3C905B-TX). Sometime the interface just forgets that it has a
>>    cable attached, the link indicator of both HUB and NIC are of,
>>    even though the cable (and it's connection to the HUB) is ok when I
>>    attach it to another machine. The link cannot be reestablished with
>>    - ifdown/ifup
>>    - ifconfig eth0 down/up
>>    After a warm reboot everything works fine. This problem occurs
>>    sometimes with this box (since Kernel 2.4.2, standart Redhat 7.1
>>    distribution, up to 2.4.16).
>>    It *appears* to me that this problem only (at least more often,
>>    that is now twice in 4 days, after 3 weeks without this problem)
>>    occurs when I compile the driver as a module.
>>
>>    If I should provide any further Information, I would happily
>>    provide it at request.
>>    Thanks in advance for your help
>>
>>  Timo Boettcher
>>
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  Timo Boettcher