On Tue, Feb 06, 2001 at 11:49:31PM +1100, Drew Parsons wrote: > On Mon, Feb 05, 2001 at 10:24:33PM -0600, Nathan Bockrath wrote: > > > > Using this particular setup I have the following results to report: 3 > ethernet cards no longer functioning after 24 hours. I hesitate to continue > using these cards this way. I think the cards get too hot in the slot when > put in there together. They get hot to the touch, but not enough to burn my > fingers... > > > > > Anyone seen a similar result? What cards should I use instead? > > > > > I have a Xircom 10/100 + 56k combo card (RealPort). The ethernet port has > been working just fine, as far as I know. > > I'm not so happy about the modem port though. For some reason the card > seems to get hotter when the modem is running than when ethernet is running, > although it does get hot under ethernet (I've never used both at the same > time for more than 5 minutes). > > But in the last month or two I noticed modem performance has been much worse > than previously, with the modem just freezing up (das blinkenlites become > solid, blinking no more) and ppp times out and turns itself off. Since the > last couple of months coincides with an Australian summer, and performance > was improved by pointing a fan at the computer, I suspect the surrounding > environment simply got too hot for the poor modem.
yeah, me too, same card. i get: No response to 4 echo-requests Serial link appears to be disconnected. Terminating on signal 15. is this the same for you. i thought it was noisy phone lines or something, but if it's the modem, i'd really like to know. i do not live in a hot environment, however... thanks, nathanp.
