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Description of problem:
The SMP kernel doesn't allow the NIC to transmit.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-smp-2.6.6-1.435

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot kernel-smp-2.6.6-1.435
2. Watch cups, sendmail, and sm-client take a long time to start.
3. Log in and attempt network access.
4. netstat -i will show TX failures.
    

Actual Results:  Networking should have worked.

Expected Results:  Network didn't work.

Additional info:

Messages from /var/log/messages 

kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
Jun 28 14:35:58 neon kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
Jun 28 14:36:30 neon last message repeated 4 times
Jun 28 14:37:34 neon last message repeated 8 times
Jun 28 14:38:42 neon last message repeated 8 times
Jun 28 14:39:14 neon last message repeated 4 times
Jun 28 14:39:20 neon login(pam_unix)[1672]: session opened for user
root by LOGIN(uid=0)
Jun 28 14:39:20 neon  -- root[1672]: ROOT LOGIN ON tty1
Jun 28 14:39:22 neon kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
Jun 28 14:39:54 neon last message repeated 4 times
Jun 28 14:40:42 neon last message repeated 6 times
Jun 28 14:41:43 neon kernel: eth0: Setting full-duplex based on MII#1
link partner capability of 45e1.
Jun 28 14:43:09 neon iptables:  succeeded
Jun 28 14:43:09 neon last message repeated 2 times
Jun 28 14:44:27 neon kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
Jun 28 14:45:03 neon last message repeated 4 times
Jun 28 14:46:11 neon last message repeated 8 times
Jun 28 14:46:59 neon last message repeated 6 times


Jun 28 14:54:32 neon kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
Jun 28 14:54:32 neon kernel: eth0: transmit timed out, tx_status 00
status e601.
Jun 28 14:54:32 neon kernel:   diagnostics: net 0ccc media 8880 dma
0000003a fifo 0000
Jun 28 14:54:32 neon kernel: eth0: Interrupt posted but not delivered
-- IRQ blocked by another device?
Jun 28 14:54:32 neon kernel:   Flags; bus-master 1, dirty 16(0)
current 16(0)
Jun 28 14:54:32 neon kernel:   Transmit list 00000000 vs. 3e018200.
Jun 28 14:54:32 neon kernel:   0: @3e018200  length 8000002a status
0001002a
Jun 28 14:54:32 neon kernel:   1: @3e0182a0  length 8000002a status
0001002a
Jun 28 14:54:32 neon kernel:   2: @3e018340  length 8000002a status
0001002a
Jun 28 14:54:32 neon kernel:   3: @3e0183e0  length 8000002a status
0001002a
Jun 28 14:54:32 neon kernel:   4: @3e018480  length 8000005a status
0001005a
Jun 28 14:54:32 neon kernel:   5: @3e018520  length 8000002a status
0001002a
Jun 28 14:54:32 neon kernel:   6: @3e0185c0  length 8000004e status
0001004e
Jun 28 14:54:32 neon kernel:   7: @3e018660  length 8000002a status
0001002a
Jun 28 14:54:32 neon kernel:   8: @3e018700  length 80000046 status
00010046
Jun 28 14:54:32 neon kernel:   9: @3e0187a0  length 8000002a status
0001002a
Jun 28 14:54:32 neon kernel:   10: @3e018840  length 8000002a status
0001002a
Jun 28 14:54:32 neon kernel:   11: @3e0188e0  length 8000002a status
0001002a
Jun 28 14:54:32 neon kernel:   12: @3e018980  length 80000046 status
00010046
Jun 28 14:54:32 neon kernel:   13: @3e018a20  length 8000002a status
0001002a
Jun 28 14:54:32 neon kernel:   14: @3e018ac0  length 8000002a status
8001002a
Jun 28 14:54:32 neon kernel:   15: @3e018b60  length 80000046 status
80010046

I believe that the previous kernel-smp also had this problem.