Re: fxp0 issues

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb%cs.columbia.edu@localhost>]

On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:05:29 +0100, Manuel Bouyer 
<bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
wrote:

>
> > 
> > So I do not know if the device timeout is related??
> 
> The device timeout if probably the reason why fxp0 doesn't work.
> It usually means that either interrupts are not working for this device,
> or the driver has a problem with this revision of the chip.
> 
There are some fxp chips that do have problems.  The dmesg on one of my
machine says:

        fxp1 at pci2 dev 5 function 0: i82559S Ethernet, rev 9
        fxp1: interrupting at irq 5
        fxp1: May need receiver lock-up workaround
        fxp1: Ethernet address 00:20:fc:1e:67:41
        inphy1 at fxp1 phy 1: i82555 10/100 media interface, rev. 4

and I do see timeouts.  See fxp(4) for a work-around -- it may be worth
trying the suggestion, even if you're not seeing the message.

                --Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb