> > Actually mine *is* a 3c905. Like I say, it works great and I haven't > > patched the kernel. I just use the 2.0.30 kernel-source package. > > You didn't, but Debian did. The kernel-source package replaces the > 3c59x.c file with a slightly more recent one from the author that works > under reasonable network load. If you have exceptionally high load, > especially with 100baseT networking, the driver can lock up under stress > and you should check out the author's site for a more recent driver which > should fix it.
I'm using a 3C905-TX and the Debian 2.0.30 kernel-source driver without any apparent difficulties. I've pushed the system fairly hard - FTP'd the whole Debian mirror from workstation to this "server" without any problems. Only thing of note is that ifconfig reports errors=dropped=3 to 5% of total RX packets which is pretty high. I'm new to fast ethernet; however, I've never experienced this many errors across 10BT or serial interfaces.... Any comments? Later, Kevin Traas Baan Business Systems Systems Analyst Langley, BC, Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] (604) 882-8169 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
