From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.0.1) Gecko/20020830 Description of problem: We are installing IBM 6794 M41 systems with onboard Intel pro Nic's. System will randomly hang up on 10BaseT HUB's but works fine on 10/100Base Switches. Driver for eth0 = eepro100. After hang only a system power down & up will start it up again. Tested with more than one HUB and 5 cables.Testes on 4 Systems as well. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Install RH 8.0 on IBM M41 PC - type 6794-21G 2.Link to 10BaseT hub. 3.System will hang up with in first hour of operation. Have never run for more than 24Hr's without hanging up. Actual Results: System will randomly hang up! Expected Results: Normal uninterupted operation! Additional info: The Kernel driver for the Intel Pro NIC Card my have a bug!
there is a hardware bug in some revisions of the ethernetpro 100 chipset; the eepro100 driver doesn't always seem to recover from it properly. Can you try the "e100" driver we also ship? (just change "eepro100" to "e100" in /etc/modules.conf)
Tanks Alan The "e100" driver works 100% for 10BaseT Hubs. Regards Karel