Mani, It is 3Com's 3C59x. I have same card working on other machines witout any problem. It works here, bu after a while throws these messages. Thanks, Nitin --- Mani Mahadevan <mrsmani@cisco.com> wrote: > Well it seems u'r NIC is not installed properly. > Thats why ifconfig doesn't throw up any result. > BTW which NIC are u using? > > Thanks > -Mani > > -----Original Message----- > From: kernelnewbies-bounce@nl.linux.org > [mailto:kernelnewbies-bounce@nl.linux.org]On Behalf > Of nitin panjwani > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 12:57 PM > To: kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org > Subject: RE: unregister_netdevice > > > Suresh, > > Thanks for your reply. > Well, It seems ip link or ifconfig is no able to see > the device. > When I do lsmod, I can see devic is there. > With rmmod, it says module is not loaded and insmod > says devices is already loaded. > > After rebooting it works find for a while, but again > ges to some situation if I do not work on it for a > while eventhogh traffic flowing throght it during > that > period. > > Any suggestion to avoid this problem permanently. > > Thanks, > Nitin > > --- "Suresh babu V." <suresh.babu@wipro.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > If you have your network driver as a loadable > > module, try the following sequence : > > > > 1. down the interface. cmd : ifconfig eth0 down > > 2. remove the module. Cmd : rmmod <n/w module > name> > > 3. install module again. Cmd : insmod <n/w module > > name> > > 4. bring up the interface. Cmd : ifconfig eth0 up > > > > If it still not working, better solution will be a > > reboot. > > > > (or) if network module is built with kernel, > better > > reboot the machine. > > > > Thanks, > > Suresh. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: nitin panjwani [mailto:nitin_rpr@yahoo.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 11:09 AM > > To: kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org > > Subject: unregister_netdevice > > > > > > Hi Guys, > > In one of my linux box I am getting following > > message: > > > > unregister_netdevice: waiting for eth0 to become > > free. > > Usage count = 3 > > > > What does this messsge indicate and how can I > > resolve > > the related problem. After this message, nothing > is > > working on this machine. > > > > Thanks, > > Nitin > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now > > http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ > > -- > > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the > Linux > > kernel. > > Archive: > > http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > > > > > **************************Disclaimer**************************************** > ********** > > > > > > Information contained in this E-MAIL being > > proprietary to Wipro Limited is 'privileged' > > and 'confidential' and intended for use only by > the > > individual or entity to which it is > > addressed. You are notified that any use, copying > or > > dissemination of the information > > contained in the E-MAIL in any manner whatsoever > is > > strictly prohibited. > > > > > **************************************************************************** > ************ > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now > http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux > kernel. > Archive: > http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
