[CLUE-Tech] Network problem with FC2 (2.6.8-1.521 kernel) on Dell D600 laptop

[Peter Motykowski]

I would check the duplex settings of the ethernet port and card.  If the
hub is expecting full duplex and your machine is set to half duplex,
network activity may be erratic.  Usually auto works just fine.

Peter

Russell Glissmann said:
> What does ifconfig show?  Any errors?  Do you have any other systems on
> the same network, and are they having similar or no problems?
> Seems like I had a similar issue, and it turned out to be a flaky cable.
>
> Russ
> On Fri, 2004-10-22 at 10:47, Brad Porter wrote:
>
>> Hi!  I am having an issue with downloading on a Dell D600...
>>
>> Basically, whenever I try to download a reasonably sized file (> 2MB or
>> so) the transfer hangs - completely.  Once it does hang - it won't
>> restart - it's like the packets quit coming, or they aren't able to be
>> reassembled.  This doesn't happen everytime, but it is at least 80-90%
>> of the time.  Small tranfers work fine, loading a web page is fine and
>> quick, but any large transfer gets screwed up.
>>
>> The network adapter lines in dmesg:
>> Oct 18 12:14:00 localhost kernel: eth0: Tigon3 [partno(BCM95702A20) rev
>> 1002 PHY(5703)] (PCI:33MHz:32-bit) 10/100/1000BaseT Ethernet
>> 00:0d:56:79:65:d7
>> Oct 18 12:14:00 localhost kernel: eth0: HostTXDS[0] RXcsums[1]
>> LinkChgREG[1] MIirq[1] ASF[0] Split[0] WireSpeed[1] TSOcap[1]
>>
>>
>> Has anyone seen this problem or know of anywhere I may look to help fix
>> it?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> -brad
>