82558 aparantly locking up - how to diagnose?

[Andrey Savochkin]

Hello,

On Mon, May 08, 2000 at 12:01:10PM -0600, Eric Jorgensen wrote:
> 
> 	I'm experiencing an issue with a system here that's configured as
> an ipmasq gateway for several people. 
> 
> 	it's a small, slimline system so my options on interfaces were
> limited. It's got an 82558 on-board and I have installed an 82559 in the
> available pci slot. 
> 
> 	Occasionally the 82558 will appear to stop talking to the network
> for a few seconds. I have verified that it is not an ipmasquerade problem,
> but the kernel isn't logging any errors - you simply can't get any data in
> or out of the 558 for a few seconds. The 559 appears to be fine. This is
> long enough to disrupt tcp sockets under windows so it's become an issue. 
> 
> 	I suspect it might be an issue with the ethernet switch it's
> plugged into, but I don't have evidence either way. I'm looking for the
> best way to diagnose this. Traffic over this network is fairly high
> (generally over 30% utilization) so it could possibly be a load issue. 
> 
> 	What's the best way to go about this? I haven't yet compiled the
> eepro100-diag program but I'm not afraid to do it. 

Look in your log files: the kernel may have explained it for you :-)
Information about the kernel and driver version may also be useful to guess
what happens.

Best regards
					Andrey V.
					Savochkin
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