[vortex] Why does my 3c905b-tx not reconnect?

[Donald Becker]

On Wed, 19 Dec 2001, Timo Boettcher wrote:

> Why does my 3c905b-tx in my linux-machine (running with redhat 7.1
> with 2.4.16) not reconnect? Once in a while, I find that I can't
> access this machine, and until reboot the link-indicator-leds of both
> HUB and NIC stay off until reboot of this machine.

What does  'mii-diag -R'  do?
  mii-diag --Reset

> I would happily provide any Information (logs, settings, ...) needed
> for debuggin, if that is necessary...

Using 'mii-diag' or 'vortex-diag' is a good start
  http://www.scyld.com/diag/index.html

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