On Mon, Jul 18, 2005 at 01:48:44PM +0000, darkstar wrote: > My question is: > Can I avoid this situation somehow? And where is the problem > in my NICs: 3Com Gigabit NIC (3C2000) > or in vlan module? > The current kernel version is 2.6.12.2, and the problem is from 2.6.9. Well, if problems started with a specific kernel version the problem is likely in software, but perhaps you could try using an Intel e1000 card to see if the same problem shows up then. I've had good success with them albeit at lower loads. //Peter