On Sat, Nov 25, 2000 at 01:58:12PM +1100, Daniel Knights wrote: > >Do the servers all have the same type of network-cards? I have a 3Com > >3c900 Combo and it seems this card doesn't react anymore after some > >time. An ifdown+ifup brings it back again. > >Phil > > > Hi Phil > > The card is a Netgear with a Tulip Digital 21040 chip which is what we have > in the Redhat and SuSe servers and they do not behave this way.
Like Leen already wrote: I assume you have different tulip-versions then. I once had an Asix-card (worked with old_tulip) and it was not reachable unless this card initiated a connection (like ping). Donald Becker wrote me that a newer driver will fix this problem but it never did. Phil