I do have a value other than 0 in the Oerrs column.  Perhaps media
autoselect isn't cutting it.

Kevin Toolsie
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On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Andrew Gillham wrote:

> Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 14:31:00 -0700
> From: Andrew Gillham <gillham@vaultron.com>
> To: Kevin Toolsie <xtoolsie@gravity.rsc.raytheon.com>
> Cc: current-users@netbsd.org
> Subject: Re: epic network interface problem
> 
> On Tue, Apr 23, 2002 at 04:15:44PM -0500, Kevin Toolsie wrote:
> > I am running the smp kernel, with source dated Feb. 24 (last sync of smp
> > with -current).  My NetBSD box is currently serving as a firewall and
> > gateway for my home network, and the epic interface is internal.  I
> > encounter no problem with normal internet usage, including downloads, but
> > if I try to ftp large files from the internal network to the gateway, or
> > vice versa, the interface will repeatedly drop and restart.  If I
> > attempt this as root, the computer will crash and reboot.
> > 
> > Has anybody noticed this behavior with the pci epic drivers, and if so,
> > has it been fixed since Feb. 24?  What are the chances that I could update
> > only the epic source and pull off a successful recompile?
> 
> I'm not using an epic with the SMP branch, but I've never seen anything
> like this.  The epic driver hasn't changed since November 12, so I don't
> think there is any updating to be done.
> 
> Are you sure you don't have a link problem?  If you have a duplex mismatch
> you may be getting a ton of errors during bulk data transfers and the error
> recovery code could be resetting the interface.  Look at the output of the
> 'netstat -in' command:
> 
> Name  Mtu   Network       Address              Ipkts Ierrs    Opkts Oerrs Colls
> epic0 1500  <Link>        00:e0:29:45:8d:ac   540172     0   579143     0     0
> epic0 1500  192.168.44    192.168.44.1        540172     0   579143     0     0
> epic0 1500  fe80::/64     fe80::2e0:29ff:fe   540172     0   579143     0     0
> 
> If have anything in the Ierrs or Oerrs column there is a potential link
> problem.
> 
> -Andrew
>