>
> > This particular card is branded "TP-Link", chip reads RTL8139B.
> >
> > It detects, configures and runs for a while, but drops the
> > line after a while. (PPTP to my ADSL modem)
>
> I got exactly this chip (RTL8139b) on a Realtek card working here 24/7
> since about two months. I also got problems with dropped
> lines, but this
> is because the ISDN "modem" drops the connection when the line quality
> gets too bad. With a previous ISDN "modem" the darn box went
> into jabber
> mode, the only thing helping after that was power cycling the "modem",
> then ifconfig rl0 down; ifconfig rl0 up again. After changing the
> "modem" to a small CISCO 1000, the line is stable.
>
I had the line drop away from under me when I used this card in two PC's
with a crosscable. I did an NFS-based FreeBSD install, but I had to replace
the card before I was able to install the whole thing.
What version of FreeBSD are you using?
Kees Jan
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