[PLUG] Network / NIC problems

[Keith Nasman]

> On Wed, 2003-02-19 at 08:32, Keith Nasman wrote:
>> Here is the ifconfig output for the link in question:
>>
>> eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:40:F4:29:1D:88
>>           inet addr:192.168.0.10  Bcast:192.168.0.255
>> Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>>           RX packets:2879099 errors:13 dropped:15 overruns:13 frame:0
>> TX packets:3376453 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:21 carrier:0
>> collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
>>           Interrupt:10 Base address:0xfc00
>>
>> eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:07:95:34:B5:E0
>>           inet addr:192.168.0.11  Bcast:192.168.0.255
>> Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500
>> Metric:1
>>           RX packets:112104 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX
>> packets:646377 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>> collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
>>           RX bytes:23401595 (22.3 Mb)  TX bytes:870051437 (829.7 Mb)
>> Interrupt:3 Base address:0xd400
>>
>>
>> So the eth1 card on my firewall is showing the errors and drops. I
>> just checked 5 or 6 other machines and none of the interfaces show any
>> errors at all. Does this point decisively at a failing NIC or should I
>> install mii-tool or ethtool on my firewall and interpret that output?
>
> These drops are probably caused by media errors. What's eth1 connected
> to? What type of NIC is eth1?
>

I haven't opened the box up yet, but I just ran lsmod on the box and one
driver is the rtl8139 and the other is 3c509. The 3c509 card is 10mbit. I
changed my network around when I got my wireless to put my wireless
outside the firewall. Previous to that the 3c509 was plugged into the DSL
modem directly with a crossover.

I'll swap out that card tonight.

Thanks for the help.

Keith