No link beat

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On Tue, 3 Nov 1998 10:49:39 -0700 (MST), Michael J. Kiefte wrote:

>I'm getting these messages at boot up with my DEC tulip based SMC
>EtherPower ethernet card.
>
>Nov  3 10:27:13 localhost kernel: tulip.c:v0.88 4/7/98
>becker@cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov
>Nov  3 10:27:13 localhost kernel: eth0: Digital DS21140 Tulip at 0xd800, 
>00 e0 29 00 cc b3, IRQ 11.
>Nov  3 10:27:13 localhost kernel: eth0:  EEPROM default media type 
>Autosense.
>Nov  3 10:27:13 localhost kernel: eth0:  Index #0 - Media MII (#11) 
>described by a 21140 MII PHY (1) block.
>Nov  3 10:27:13 localhost kernel: eth0:  MII transceiver found at MDIO
>address 3, config 3100 status 7849.
>Nov  3 10:27:13 localhost kernel: eth0: No link beat on the MII interface,
>status then 7849 now 7849.
>Nov  3 10:27:13 localhost kernel: eth0: No link beat on the MII interface,
>status then 7849 now 7849.
>
>I started getting similar error messages in the messages log file about
>the same time that a hub blew. The hub has been replaced, but I'm getting
>the same error messages. Could I also have a problem with the ethernet
>card? Could this be the result of a power surge? No other ethernet cards
>on the LAN are suffering problems, however. Any suggestions?

I hope you already have tried new patch cable...
have you tried another port on the hub?
is it a manageable hub? maybe some bad guy got the passwd & disabled the port...
have you done some fluke-ing already?

bye
	Mathias