I don't know the answer but I would suggest swapping out your network cards for different types and compiling the latest kernel 2.4.19 , as a good start the problem sounds like a software issue and its pretty much all in the kernel
I used to have problems with rtl8139 cards in 2.2 and early 2.4 but now their gone, with the latest kernel and driver This would be the quickest and dirtiest solution no doubt Simon On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 21:36, Matthew Boeckman wrote: > I've got a RH7.3 box that I have succesfully setup to route 4 subnets > out to our upstream provider. Routing-wise, everything works fine. My > problem is that every 5 minutes (almost to the second) the box starts > dropping packets like mad, and generally just goes unresponsive. The > server itself is not locked up, but pinging either of it's interfaces, > or pinging through it fails utterly. Oddly enough, about 1 minute later > everything returns to normal. It is important to note that this is a > _heavy_ traffic network, passing approximately 20-30Mb/s through those > interfaces. There are no IPTables rules in the way (i've removed all and > still see the behavior). The box itself should not be a problem, I > think: dual P3-700 512MB ram, dual 3Com 100TX FD. I have also confirmed > that it is not a problem on our upstream. So I guess my question is: are > there kernel tweaks I need to do to better tune this? Is an ARP cache > getting updated too frequently? The regularity, and the return to > normalcy really make me think it's some setting I just need to tune, but > so far I haven't come across anything terribly helpful. > > Any thought are appreciated. > > Thanks, Matthew > -- > Matthew Boeckman (816) 777-2160 > Manager - Systems Integration Saepio Technologies > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
