[ltp] Network problem... FIXED!

[Adam Southerland]

This is my last e-mail for this =)
I got it working finally...

Here is what I did:
  Booted up the old backup and checked versions
  Booted up on new install (Seperate drives =)
     Installed pcmcia-cs-3.1.26
     Installed rtl8139.c (ver 1.13) -> Name realtek_cb
  Messed with config files - nothing fancy, just excluded IRQ 5 (Sound)

And all works! Packets still get dropped, but I don't get kernel panics 
(rtl8139 v1.11) and it continues operation (unlike rtl8139 v1.24)

My Kernel version is 2.2.19 - Slackware 8.0
Now that I know how I fixed it, I may play with Slack 9 or double check 
pcmcia and/or rtl8139 versions to be sure.

Thanks for the help =)
Adam

>From: "Adam Southerland" <micah_death@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
>Subject: Re: [ltp] Network problem...
>Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 21:28:57 +0000
>
>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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