Hello, >> Ever since upgrading from 7.0-Release to 7.1-Release I get the >> following in the daily security reports: >> >> master.lc-words.com kernel log messages: >> +++ /tmp/security.yMzCQbS8 2009-05-13 03:01:25.000000000 +0200 >> +re0: watchdog timeout >> +re0: link state changed to DOWN >> +re0: link state changed to UP >> >> It just happens around 3 a.m. each day and so I wonder if I should be >> concerned about it...? >> >> Thank you in advance for your suggestions! > > I can bet it's NIC related problem, probably your re0 is sharing IRQ > with something and it's going up/down. The time you see (~3.oo AM) is > the moment periodic works, so it doesn't mean the problem happend then. > > I've seen similar problems on cheap PC hardware with integrated NIC > and/or external PCI NIC (re/rl/em). Search for 're0: watchdog timeout' > on google. > > The solution is to replace re with something else - em for example, but > there is no guarantee it's going to work - I had same problems on > crappy hardware with two identical interfaces plugged in (some model of > em - IRRC Intel PRO/1000 GT)
Yes, you are most likely right but I am left wondering why this has never been a problem on 7.0-Release...? So either the problem in question did not occur on 7.0 or it did occur but wasn't reported. Thanks! -- Zbigniew Szalbot _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
