Brandon Mitchell wrote: > > On Sun, 14 Feb 1999, Paul Nathan Puri wrote: > > > My ifconfig eth0 output on my laptop is the following: > > > RX packets:2175 errors:0 dropped:192 overruns:0 frame:728 > > TX packets:2590 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 > > Interrupt:3 Base address:0x300 > > > > Here is the ifconfig eth0 output on my pc-server: Thanks Brandon,
I guess there's no easy fix here. I might be making a trip to Frye's this evening. Here I go... > > > RX packets:7 errors:34 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:34 > > TX packets:48 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > > Collisions:8 > > Interrupt:11 Base address:0xfc00 > > > > I get 96% packet loss. Both cards, the pcmcia and the pci, > > are fast ethernet cards. > > Strange how the pc-servers numbers are so much smaller. If you hub has > diagnostic lights, also looks at those. I'd verify the base addr > (different from what I'm used to) and irq on the pc-server. Make sure > nothing else is using that irq and that the card is really using that irq. > Then do the same for the laptop. It means pulling out manuals, checking > jumpers, using isapnptools, and loading/unloading kernel modules. I can't > guarantee a hardware problem, but others on the list seem to agree that > it's the first step. > > Good luck, > Brandon > > +--- ---+ > | Brandon Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bmitch.nws.net/ ICQ 30631197 | > | Throughout history, UNIX systems have regulary been broken into, beaten, | > | brutalized, corrupted, commandeered, compromised, and illegally fscked. | > | -- UNIX System Administration Handbook | > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- NatePuri Certified Law Student & Debian GNU/Linux Monk McGeorge School of Law [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ompages.com Receive my PGP Public Key from http://www.pgp.com/
