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Re: eth0: transmit timed out, tx_status 00 status e000.



I have a 3c card as well, and it gives these all the time, butd everything
seems okay (this is the server of my school, so there's high traffic all the
time).

guy keren wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 20 Feb 1999, Lior Chen wrote:
> 
> > I have a network with a Linux server (2.2.1, Debian) and a windows95
> > client. The Linux server uses a 3Com "Vortex" 3c590 PCI card
> 
> a-ha! i had a PC with such a vortex card, and it did the same thing
> whenever it had heavy traffic for a too long duration (i.e. usually during
> heavy file transfers and/or system backup). eventually i dumped the card
> in place of a simple 3COM 509 card, and the problems have vanished.
> 
> this happened with at least 3 different linux kernels (2.0.30, 2.0.35 and
> another one).
> 
> i *think* this implies of some bug(s) on the vortex card driver. try to
> put some other card in place of this card.
> 
> something you can try temporarily (i didn't try it) - remove the eth0
> driver (assuming you compiled it as a model) and re-install it. maybe
> it'll clear up the situation. but again, the real solution would be not to
> use this type of card.
> 
> anyone here managed to use this card on a system that operates under heavy
> loads for more then few days in a row?
> 
> guy
> 
> >, and the
> > windows client uses a 3Com 3x509 ISA card. After about 30-50 minutes of
> > playing mp3s over the network, and from the windows side, I get the
> > following error on the linux box: "eth0: transmit timed out, tx_status 00
> > status e000.".
> 
> don't beleive frodo ( :P~~ ) - this is not hardware problem. this is
> software, unless someone here would prove me wrong by showing a properly
> working vortex card....
> 
> guy

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