Re: [Soekris] Compatibility Issue w/ Soekris 5501 and Cisco 2640 Switch
I should correct my earlier mail, the switch was a 2940 I wrote 2640. It was not auto-neg or MDI/MDIX, because we tried every possible combination. Replaced the 2940 this morning with a 2960 and problem solved. -Original Message- From: Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 2:40 PM To: "Chuck (Doc) Beaudette" Cc: soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com Subject: Re: [Soekris] Compatibility Issue w/ Soekris 5501 and Cisco 2640 Switch > > When I replaced the 4801 with a new 5501, the throughput between the > Cisco 2640 and the Soekris router dropped to next to nothing. We tried > several different configurations (Auto negotiate, fixed 100mb > Full-Duplex, etc.), nothing seemed to make any difference. Finally, we > put a Netgear switch between the Cisco 2640 and the Soekris 5501 which > cleared the problem. The 2640 is an older swtich, so the next option > is try an upgrade to a 2660 switch then see if we can connect the Soekris directly. > > Anyone know of similar issues with the 5501? > Actually, I haven't used a 5501 yet, but I've had problems with the 4801 and a Cisco 2924 : c2924-1 1265: May 23 23:01:41 EDT: %LINK-4-ERROR: FastEthernet0/16 is experiencing errors I have about 42 over a 3 week period. Its done this for 3 different 4801's I've had on the switch, and never for any other piece of equipment in 12 years of running ISPs using them. I've just put it down to "Feeces Occur". Would like to hear more about your experiences as you find out about it. Thanks, Tuc ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
[Soekris] Compatibility Issue w/ Soekris 5501 and Cisco 2640 Switch
I have noted what appears to be a compatibility issue between the new Soekris and Cisco 2640 switch. I previously had a 4801 in my network connected to a Cisco 2640 for customers on a local Fiber network. The 4801 acted as the router between the fiber switch and our Cisco border router. Average 95th percentile traffic was about 15-20mb for customers on this network. Customers had good burst rates of 40mb and better. When I replaced the 4801 with a new 5501, the throughput between the Cisco 2640 and the Soekris router dropped to next to nothing. We tried several different configurations (Auto negotiate, fixed 100mb Full-Duplex, etc.), nothing seemed to make any difference. Finally, we put a Netgear switch between the Cisco 2640 and the Soekris 5501 which cleared the problem. The 2640 is an older swtich, so the next option is try an upgrade to a 2660 switch then see if we can connect the Soekris directly. Anyone know of similar issues with the 5501? ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
Re: [Soekris] Dissapearing Interface on Mini-PC Slot
I will do that. I have had a reason to flash a BIOS yet, so it will be a good opportunity to get a little hands on doing that. -Original Message- From: Frank Cole [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 3:35 PM To: Chuck (Doc) Beaudette Cc: soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com Subject: Re: [Soekris] Dissapearing Interface on Mini-PC Slot Hi Chuck, A slight correction comBIOS 1.30 was relesaed a couple of days ago. I dont know yet if the fix for this issue made it into the release or not. It isnt mentioned in the changelog but maybe we'll get lucky. As I am currently without a board to test it with, please give it a try and let me know if it fixes the problem. Best Regards, Frank Chuck (Doc) Beaudette wrote: > Thanks for the info...very helpful > > -Original Message- > From: Frank Cole [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 2:20 PM > To: Chuck (Doc) Beaudette > Cc: soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com > Subject: Re: [Soekris] Dissapearing Interface on Mini-PC Slot > > Hi Chuck, > > We've had the same issue. The problem is with the comBIOS and how it > is handling the single chip Atheros chipset on the Ubiquity and other > Atheros single chip designs. Our experience on average was about 1 > out of 30 power cycles the cards would not be initialized properly > at/just after POST though some boards seemed to be more frequent and some less frequent. > > We sent a couple of cards to Soekris for them to experiment with and > hopefully come up with a fix for the soon to be released comBIOS 1.30 > update. > > Keep your fingers crossed. > > And you can stop reseating the card, it doesnt really do anything > other than put wear on the card and the slot. Been there, done that. > Only thing we've found that really does the trick is to do a hard > reset (ie remove power and plug it back in) to correct the issue once > it manifests as soft resets from the BIOS monitor dont consistently clear the problem up. > > Hope it helps > > Frank Cole > > Chuck (Doc) Beaudette wrote: >> I have run into an intersting anomoly and wonder if anyone else has >> seen something similar. >> >> I am using a net4501 w/ Mikrotik kernel. I installed a Ubiquiti XR2 >> wireless card. When I power cycle the unit, the wireless card >> disappears in the interface list. If I power off the unit, reseat the >> wireless card and power back up, the interface returns to the list. >> >> I originally thought this was a heat issue with the card because I >> was originally using a Mikrotik R52 in a small case, but I have since >> had this happen with mutliple wireless cards (using both XR2 and >> Mikrotik >> R52) and with multiple net4501 boards in fan cooled large enclosures. >> >> >> >> Doc >> >> ___ >> Soekris-tech mailing list >> Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com >> http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech >> > ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
Re: [Soekris] Dissapearing Interface on Mini-PC Slot
Thanks for the info...very helpful -Original Message- From: Frank Cole [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 2:20 PM To: Chuck (Doc) Beaudette Cc: soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com Subject: Re: [Soekris] Dissapearing Interface on Mini-PC Slot Hi Chuck, We've had the same issue. The problem is with the comBIOS and how it is handling the single chip Atheros chipset on the Ubiquity and other Atheros single chip designs. Our experience on average was about 1 out of 30 power cycles the cards would not be initialized properly at/just after POST though some boards seemed to be more frequent and some less frequent. We sent a couple of cards to Soekris for them to experiment with and hopefully come up with a fix for the soon to be released comBIOS 1.30 update. Keep your fingers crossed. And you can stop reseating the card, it doesnt really do anything other than put wear on the card and the slot. Been there, done that. Only thing we've found that really does the trick is to do a hard reset (ie remove power and plug it back in) to correct the issue once it manifests as soft resets from the BIOS monitor dont consistently clear the problem up. Hope it helps Frank Cole Chuck (Doc) Beaudette wrote: > I have run into an intersting anomoly and wonder if anyone else has > seen something similar. > > I am using a net4501 w/ Mikrotik kernel. I installed a Ubiquiti XR2 > wireless card. When I power cycle the unit, the wireless card > disappears in the interface list. If I power off the unit, reseat the > wireless card and power back up, the interface returns to the list. > > I originally thought this was a heat issue with the card because I was > originally using a Mikrotik R52 in a small case, but I have since had > this happen with mutliple wireless cards (using both XR2 and Mikrotik > R52) and with multiple net4501 boards in fan cooled large enclosures. > > > > Doc > > ___ > Soekris-tech mailing list > Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech > ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
[Soekris] Dissapearing Interface on Mini-PC Slot
I have run into an intersting anomoly and wonder if anyone else has seen something similar. I am using a net4501 w/ Mikrotik kernel. I installed a Ubiquiti XR2 wireless card. When I power cycle the unit, the wireless card disappears in the interface list. If I power off the unit, reseat the wireless card and power back up, the interface returns to the list. I originally thought this was a heat issue with the card because I was originally using a Mikrotik R52 in a small case, but I have since had this happen with mutliple wireless cards (using both XR2 and Mikrotik R52) and with multiple net4501 boards in fan cooled large enclosures. Doc ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech