[vortex] vortex log errors, need help!

[Donald Becker]

On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Michael Lowery wrote:

> I'm getting my logs flooded.  I haven't noticed any network problems at
> all, just these messages.  I don't know anything about registers, but I
> do know that my log is filling up with the following and I hope someone
> can point me in the right direction, thanks!   This box is connected in
> the following manner
>
> Internet ----> Cayman DSL Router with built in 4 port 10mb hub ------>
> Linux box + Cisco 1600 ------> my workstation

Did someone set the Cisco 1600 to forced full duplex mode?

> Message in /var/log/messages:
>  
> Jan  4 11:38:06 redhat71 kernel: eth0: vortex_error(), status=0x8005
> Jan  4 11:38:06 redhat71 kernel: eth0: Transmit error, Tx status
> register 82.
> Jan  4 11:38:06 redhat71 kernel: Probably a duplex mismatch.  See
> Documentation/networking/vortex.txt

Well, that should be pretty clear.  You have a duplex mismatch.

> output of mii-diag (no options)
>  
> Using the default interface 'eth0'.
> Basic registers of MII PHY #24:  3000 782d 0041 6800 05e1 0021 0004
> 2001.
...
>  Your link partner is generating 10baseT link beat  (no
> autonegotiation).

And you are talking to a link partner with no autonegotation, or
disabled autonegotiation.

> output of vortex-diag -a
...
>  MAC settings: half-duplex.




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