Re: [afnog]Problems with FreeBSD interfaces

[pokui at one2net.co.ug]

Sorry I hit send too fast....

> Hi all
>
>> That's just it! I have not changed anything and it was working ok...
>> weird
>> stuff.
>>
>
> from the manual page for the rl driver ( man rl... then look under
> DIAGNOSTICS )
>
> <snip>
> rl%d: watchdog timeout  The device has stopped responding to the network,
>      or there is a problem with the network connection (cable).
> </snip>
>
> i.e check your switch... or the cable.. etc. the usual layer1 issues.

another common source of these errors is problems with your PCI slot. Try
others...

>>
>>
>> On 1 Oct 2003 at 12:16, Omachonu Ogali wrote:
>>
>>> You could be experiencing an IRQ conflict. Under this circumstance
>>> is when I usually see these timeout errors occur. Did you add any
>>> cards or change any BIOS/PnP settings recently on this machine?
>>
>>
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