[ltp] Network problem...

[Adam Southerland]

Ok, good news.. I restored my backup and it works. It still drops packets 
BUT it recovers and continues WHEREAS the new install doesn't recover but 
stalls entirely...

What config files do I need to lookat? and is it Thinkpad specific problem?

Adam


>I started with Slackwares base config files and modified the necessary 
>files to get the cards working.
>
>The good news is that I ghosted my drive before I nuked it. Right now I am 
>in the process of restoring it to see what is going on. Maybe my PCMCIA 
>dies or somthing... I don't know. Everything I did, I have done to the new 
>box (or so I thought)
>
>My hardware didn't change so I am baffled.
>
>I thought it might be because my sound card was on IRQ 5 and my NIC was 
>too. I fixed that and it didn't help any. (Note: Sound is not enabled at 
>all within Linux)
>
>PS2 doesn't show anything out of the ordinary =(
>
>My restoration will be done in 2.5 hours (Printer port is SLOW!!!!)
>
>Does that help anyone?
>Thanks,
>Adam
>
>PS
>Config files that were updated:
>     /etc/modules.conf
>     /etc/pcmcia/config
>     /etc/pcmcia/config.opts   (Possibly a mem range need excluded... 
>didn't look at closely... did exclude IRQs though)
>     /etc/XF86Config
>
>>"Since I rebuilt my box" - do you have your previous config file?  Or,
>>if it was the default one, you could extract it.  Then run diff between
>>the old and new, and see what's changed.  Tell us, someone may know
>>something about it.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Bret
>>
>>On Sat, 2004-03-13 at 01:42, Adam Southerland wrote:
>> > noone is answering my questions in LinuxQuestions.org or the Realtek 
>>forum
>> > so maybe this is a thinkpad problem...
>> >
>> > Problem: Since I rebuilt my box, my NICs, when under load, start 
>>dropping
>> > packets and won't pick them up again until I release then renew the IP
>> > address - If the renew process works.
>> >
>> > NICs: Encore [rtl8139 chipset], and an IBM EtherJet -- both PCMCIA of 
>>course
>> > Distribution: Slackware 7.1 and 8.0 (both fail - currently installed is 
>>8.0)
>> > Kernel: 2.2.19
>> > Model: Thinkpad 760XL
>> >
>> > What more info do you need?
>> > LinuxQuestions Form:
>> > 
>>http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?s=&threadid=153804&highlight=Dropping+packets
>> >
>> > This is driving me mad! =(
>> >
>> > Adam
>> >
>
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