Randy -Harborside Internet([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.07.03 13:53:43 +0000:
>
> We are having a problem with our mail server. It recently got
> upgraded to 4.3 from 4.2, and now it is having problems with the TX
> buffer somehow on the network card. Every once in awhile it will shut
> off all network traffic and give these errors:
> no memory for tx listrl0
> Then in a few minutes (presumably when the buffer is flushed somehow)
> the network device resumes normal operation.
> We have tried 3 different NICs, and all have had the same problem.
> The three models were:
> 1. Realtek RTL8139A 10/100TX
> 2. Intel chipset:82558B
> 3. 3Com somethingerather.
>
> We are running with 512MB of RAM, and it usually has about 200 or
> more megs free at the time of this occurance.
in this case i think putting
options NMBCLUSTERS=32768
in your kernel config would solve this problem
also bumping up MAXUSERS helps...
/k
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