Re: compaq server stop responding using RedHat AS 2.1

From: wb (dead_email_at_nospam.com)
Date: 10/29/03 

Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 22:55:23 GMT

rowan wrote:

> wb wrote:
>
>> Post the output of lsmod please.
>> Compaq offers different NIC drivers
>> sometimes than the ones found in the distro.
>>
>> //
>>
>> Lovro VREŠ wrote:
>>
>
>>
> I've had similar problems with my Compaq Proliant 6500 and 5000 series
> machines running RH 7.3. When I copy large amounts of data initiating
> the copy from the destination machine the source often has a problem
> where the network cart goes into spasms where on the text console the
> card is trying to negotiate full / half duplex. When this happens the
> only resolution I've found is rebooting the machine. I've tried
> /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S10network stop or restart but it doesn't fix. I have
> noticed that if I attempt a similar transfer but start the copy from the
> source to the destination the NIC locks up much less frequently. I've
> tried this on Netgear 10/100 hubs, Linksys 10/100 BEFSR41 switch and a
> GetNet 8 port switch. The machine I've had the most trouble with runs
> the tlan Ethernet driver.
>
> ls -l /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-20.7/drivers/net/tlan.c
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 94541 Aug 18 14:33
> /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-20.7/drivers/net/tlan.c
> [root@softtail mail]# lsmod
> Module Size Used by Not tainted
> esp 22112 0 (autoclean) (unused)
> ide-cd 32352 0 (autoclean)
> cdrom 32608 0 (autoclean) [ide-cd]
> cyclades 150496 0 (autoclean)
> soundcore 7044 0 (autoclean)
> binfmt_misc 7524 1
> autofs 12292 0 (autoclean) (unused)
> nfs 79420 4 (autoclean)
> nfsd 78048 8 (autoclean)
> lockd 57600 1 (autoclean) [nfs nfsd]
> sunrpc 83124 1 (autoclean) [nfs nfsd lockd]
> olympic 19072 1
> tlan 28896 1
> st 30416 0 (unused)
> ext3 69536 3
> jbd 51720 3 [ext3]
> aic7xxx 135040 0
> sym53c8xx 63268 0
> cpqarray 23904 4
> sd_mod 12828 0 (unused)
> scsi_mod 112860 4 [st aic7xxx sym53c8xx sd_mod]
>
>

  Those are older machines .

  I don't think tlan has an alternate driver offered by Cpq.

  eepro100/1000 ( Compaq calls them e100/e1000)
  and bcm5700 ( Compaq version tr3 ) for the newer
  boxes are the ones I know of.