On Wednesday 08 January 2003 10:21 am, David Rankin wrote:
> Pierre Fortin wrote:
> > On Tue, 7 Jan 2003 23:33:51 -0600 "David Rankin"
> >
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I have been struggling with a weird message lately that hasn't appeared
> > > over the past 2 years until the past few weeks. I don't have any clue
> > > as to what this is actually telling me, but I would suspect that it may
> > > be the initial gasps of a dying LNE100TX network card (tulip driver).
> > > It may only show up once or twice every week. However, with my very
> > > limited kernel error message understanding, I'm at a loss. So experts
> > > -- Chime in!
> > >
> > > Setup:
> > >
> > > LM 7.2 Odyssey (2.2.19 kernel)
> > > Abit Kt7 mb
> > > AMD T-bird 800
> > > Linksys LNE100TX
> > > (No hardware changes since Jan, 2001)
> >
> > Does the 'no changes' comment also apply to all the connected systems in
> > the office?  Is anyone using a new app on the non-Linux boxes?  Was there
> > a storm just before this problem started? (One of my LinkSys ports was
> > zapped by lightning induction -- the connected box was not affected)
>
> Well, this is interesting because there was one hell of a lightning storm
> several days before this problem appeared. The only reason I don't think
> this correlates is because the errors didn't appear until a few days after.
>
> What about moisture around the CAT5 cables. Our office is an older
> structure that sits on pier and beam with the CAT5 run underneath. After
> the storm, it is possible the CAT5 was in a very moist environment. The
> CAT5 insulation should be good on all the cables. Has anyone heard of
> moisture around cables causing this type of problem?
>
Would it be possible to take a new cable and run it on the floor and see if 
the problem goes away for a day? 



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