Hi, Sounds weird, I would firstly think it was the nic, and IRQ 4 doesn't seem right. IRQ 4 is usually set aside for your com ports. I would try using a different IRQ, or otherwise, try grabbing a different nic to test and see if the results are the same.
cheers, Mike Quoting Matthew Hearn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I installed the stable (right now that's potato) release of Debian 2.2r3 > on > my old Packard Bell 133 Pent I with 32 Meg of ram. I finally managed to > get > my Intel EtherExpress Pro/10+ configured properly on IRQ 4 at io 0x210, > and > it installs fine on bootup. > > Then I get about 15 minutes of active connectivity to my network before > it > just stops working. The time actually varies because it appears to be a > > data limit problem. I can transfer about 260K of data, give or take > 10K, > before the connection shuts off. If I wait a while and run "pump" again > > manually from root, it comes back for another 260K, but of course this > doesn't help me unless I'm at the console! > > The system is connected via the ethernet card to a Linksys 4 way > switch-and-router, which goes to my cable modem and then out into the > real > world. > > I'm considering reinstalling the OS, but it would be the 4th time I've > had > to do that, and I'm about tired of installing all the packages I want > every > time. I might try recompiling the kernel first, but I doubt that'll > help > since I read somewhere that the nic module doesn't reside in the kernel. > > Any thoughts? Thanks! > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
