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Re: Ether Net Messages!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bernhard Heidegger)
Thu Dec 7 13:50:22 1995
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 1995 09:53:16 +0100 (MET)
From: Bernhard Heidegger <hdg@edvz.tu-graz.ac.at>
To: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.951205114251.11629A-100000@sorry.vse.cz>
On Tue, 5 Dec 1995, Tom Vrana wrote:
>
>
>
> > I am constantly getting some eithernet messages that I would like to
> > get resolved. Im running a P90 with 16 megs of ram and a 3Com 3c509
> > ethernet card. My Kern version is 1.2.9.
> >
> > /var/adm/messages:
> >
> > Dec 1 12:50:57 pharcyde kernel: eth0: transmit timed out, tx_status 00
> > status 2002.
>
I get similar messages with an 3c509 Rev.C in an i486-66 with 16MB (I tried
kernel 1.2.13 and 1.3.35).
>
> We've been getting the same kind of crap on our machine with 3c509 &
> DX4/100. The problem is the card is not fast enough.... Now we changed to
> a SMC ultra and it runs ok. The solution for you is to get a better card.
I this really right? I would like to know the opinion of Donald Becker
about this card.
Bernhard.
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