Re: Problem: SUSE 9.2 and onboard Marvell Yukon NIC

From: Michael W Cocke (cocke_at_catherders.com)
Date: 04/16/05 

Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 08:35:59 -0400

On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 10:38:22 -0500, "dbeaulieu"
<beaulieu@genevaonline.com> wrote:

>I have a problem with my network connection. It seems my network works just
>fine UNTIL I try to connect to the internet. I have the same problem whether
>I use Firefox or the KDE web browser.
>
>hi folks,
>
>I have a problem with SUSE 9.2 and my onboard Marvell Yukon NIC.
>
>As the PC boots it shows all of the network interfaces configured properly
>and initializing properly.
>
>If I try to access the internet through a web browser, the NIC stops working
>and I can no longer ping my router, the other PCs on the network or outside
>of my network, i.e., my ISPs DNS, or any other IP address.
>
>If I reboot the computer and then try to access the internet, I will
>sometimes be able to access a web page or two before it stops working again.
>
>I believe the source of the problem IS the onboard Marvell Yukon NIC due to
>the fact that I installed a LinkSys Network Everywhere NC100 and did not
>have this problem.
>
>By the way, I also tried disabling the firewall and patching the kernel with
>the latest driver to no avail.
>
>The assistance of this newsgroup is greatly appreciated. If you need any
>other information, just let me know...
>
>SUSE Linux 9.2 on:
>
>ASUS A8V-E Deluxe MainBoard
>Onboard Marvell Yukon
>AMD FX-55 with Giga-Byte Rocket Pro HeatSink/Fan
>1 gb PC 3200 Micron Memory
>TTGI Super Flower Modular Power Supply Plug-N 550W
>ATI Radeon X600 all-In-Wonder with Remote
>Plextor PX712A 12x DVD/RW
>Liteon DVD/CD Drive
>2 120 gb IDE hard drives (1 Seagate, 1 IBM/Hitachi)
>Generic Floppy Drive
>Creative Audigy 2 Internal
>NEC FP-950 19" CRT Display
>Logitech Wireless Keygoard
>Logitech Wireless TrackBall
>

FWIW, the Asus P4B800 uses the Yukon miniport, and I've got a dozen or
so in service with no such problem. Either you have a hardware fault
(as opposed to a compatability issue) or that isn't the problem.

Mike- 

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