Hi Alls,

Thanks for your suggestion. I'll try it out later.

"James P. Roberts" wrote:
> 
> > Hi! I'm using Redhat 7.3 with default kernel version 2.4.7-10 & two
> > build in network card which brand is SMC. Below is the output when i
> > type ifconfig -a
> >
> >
> > eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:30:AB:01:F4:41
> >           inet addr:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx  Bcast:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
> > Mask:255.255.255.0
> >           UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
> >           RX packets:715431 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> >           TX packets:2713190 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> >           collisions:5759 txqueuelen:100
> >           RX bytes:239039791 (227.9 Mb)  TX bytes:205402003 (195.8 Mb)
> >           Interrupt:5 Base address:0xd000
> >
> > eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:50:BF:94:BD:D1
> >           inet addr:192.168.10.1  Bcast:192.168.10.255
> > Mask:255.255.255.0
> >           UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
> >           RX packets:569985 errors:70 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:74
> >           TX packets:0 errors:161464 dropped:0 overruns:0
> carrier:319669
> >           collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
> >           RX bytes:55468243 (52.8 Mb)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
> >           Interrupt:5 Base address:0xa000
> >
> > lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
> >           inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
> >           UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
> >           RX packets:118 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> >           TX packets:118 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> >           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> >           RX bytes:7766 (7.5 Kb)  TX bytes:7766 (7.5 Kb)
> >
> > What my question is why my eth1 get an errors :70 & TX bytes:0 ?
> 
> The biggest problem looks like the 161464 TX errors on eth1.
> Noticeably, it fails on every TX attempt.  I've never seen "carrier"
> packets, either.
> 
> I could be wrong, but I think the problem is that both cards are using
> the same interrupt (IRQ 5).  (If they are PCI-type cards, that may not
> be a problem, iff the motherboard/BIOS can handle PCI IRQ sharing).  You
> may have to mess with your BIOS settings (use caution!!!!); and/or,
> depending on the type of cards, set the IRQ on the cards themselves
> (either switches or software - refer to manufacturer's manuals).
> 
> If that's not it, I'd try swapping the two cards and see if the problem
> follows the card...  If so, replace the bad card.
> 
> And if THAT's not it, check the cabling...  perhaps you have a bad/loose
> TX wire/connection.
> 
> Actually, you might want to check these things in the reverse order
> listed.  Easy things first, right?
> 
> Best wishes,
> Jim Roberts
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Jason Lim



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