Hi...
I have had some problems earlier that I can't use my network cards in
100Mbit/s under the 2.4.20 kernel...
The cards I have tried is a new $50 3Com with drivers that come with the
2.4.20 kernel and
a $10 D-Link DFE - 530TX with both via-rhine and rhine-fet drivers.
If I set the PCI cards in 10Mbit/s Full-Duplex Mode it can work for about
1-5 days without craching.
If I set it to 100Mbit/s it takes just a few seconds before it starts
filling my syslog with these kind of msg.
Jan 13 18:32:41 tux kernel: eth0: MII status changed: Auus changed:
Autonegotiation advertising 05e1 partner 45e1.
Jan 13 18:32:41 tux kernel: eth0: MII status changed: Autonegotiation
advertising 05e1 partner 45e1.
Jan 13 18:32:41 tux last message repeated 51 times
Thaught that it was the cards that was faulty but they work perfect on
another computer with Win98...
So then I started thinking that it was my overclock of the CPU, it is a P75
as standard but with an Overdrive CPU
and some jumpering I boosted it to a P200... So I made it a P75 again, that
was really slow... :(
But it did crach anyway, so then I took out the PCI card and replaced it
with a ISA card and now
I have been running on a 3Com ISA card now for 2 weeks without a single
crach...
What more can I do to find more information about what could cause these
craches or should I just quit using the PCI Slot?
Or does anyone know what can cause theses problems?
/Jonas
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