On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 12:34:36 +0300
Jukka Marin <jmarin@embedtronics.fi> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm running i386 port -current on AMD64 hardware with a nfe Ethernet
> interface.  I have been experiencing Ethernet lock-ups ever since I
> started using this system.  I just build a new kernel from fresh
> sources, but the problem still exists.  It seems I can repeat the
> problem by starting Opera with multiple windows.
> 
> The machine is still alive, but Ethernet is completely dead (no ping
> response etc.).  Doing ifconfig down/up does not help.  Sometimes
> nfe comes back alive after 10-15 seconds, most often it requires a reboot.

I think that DragonFlyBSD fixed something in nfe(4) that the other BSDs do
not have applied yet, maybe you could take a look at it...