xircom nic itch (drops ip)
Hi all,
My pcmcia network card drops its ip from time to time. This happens frequently enough for it to be rather annoying, but not frequently to be really annoying. It seems to happen when there is no traffic through the link (based on the fact that I cannot ever remember it happening while I was on irc ;).
When the problem first occurs, it seems to occur several times quickly one after another a few times, then the problem goes away. There is no problem with suspend/resume, however.
I am unable to find anything in any of the logs, and bugs.debian.org does not list any related bugs for the pcmcia-cs or hotplug scripts.
The card is a Xircom Cardbus 10/100 NIC (CBEM56G-100), and it use the kernel's xircom_cb module. I used to use the module in the pcmcia_cs package before, but I can't remember whether it was any better then (I don't think it was though).
$ uname -a Linux arwen 2.4.18 #1 Tue Apr 9 02:05:16 BST 2002 i686 unknown
Stig
Signature · 1 line
brautaset.org
Quoted 5 lines · Stig Brautaset
My pcmcia network card drops its ip from time to time. This happens frequently enough for it to be rather annoying, but not frequently to be really annoying. It seems to happen when there is no traffic through the link (based on the fact that I cannot ever remember it happening while I was on irc ;).
Are you using dhcp on that interface? If so, what happens to the dhcp client daemon when the interface 'loses' the ip? Is it logging anything? Is it dying?
If you're not using dhcp, I'm a little stumped..
Quoted 4 lines
The card is a Xircom Cardbus 10/100 NIC (CBEM56G-100), and it use the kernel's
xircom_cbmodule. I used to use the module in thepcmcia_cspackage before, but I can't remember whether it was any better then (I don't think it was though).
You could try to use the xircom_tulip_cb module instead, and see if it solves the problem. I don't think it will, but who knows.
Despite what Configure.help says, xircom_tulip_cb is actually better than xircom_cb. The latter should only be used if xircom_tulip_cb has problems -- I haven't heard of any recently, but I do want to hear about them if they still exist.
Ion
Signature · 2 lines
It is better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool,
than to open it and remove all doubt.Hi Ion,
Thanks for the answer :)
* Ion Badulescu <[email protected]> spake thus:
Quoted 1 line
Quoted 1 line
My pcmcia network card drops its ip from time to time. This happens
[...]
Quoted 5 lines
Are you using dhcp on that interface? If so, what happens to the dhcp client daemon when the interface 'loses' the ip? Is it logging anything? Is it dying?
If you're not using dhcp, I'm a little stumped..
I am using dhcp from time to time, but the card drops its ip when it is allocated statically as well :(
However, it *does* seem to drop its ip more frequently if I am using dhcp, or between usage of dhcp and a reboot (I normally just use suspend) so this might be the case. I will monitor this a bit closer...
Quoted 7 lines
Quoted 4 lines
The card is a Xircom Cardbus 10/100 NIC (CBEM56G-100), and it use the kernel's
xircom_cbmodule. I used to use the module in thepcmcia_cspackage before, but I can't remember whether it was any better then (I don't think it was though).You could try to use the
xircom_tulip_cbmodule instead, and see if it solves the problem. I don't think it will, but who knows.
Can't seem to load that module I'm afraid..
Quoted 4 lines
Despite what Configure.help says,
xircom_tulip_cbis actually better thanxircom_cb. The latter should only be used ifxircom_tulip_cbhas problems -- I haven't heard of any recently, but I do want to hear about them if they still exist.
Thank you very much for your help anyway.
Stig
Signature · 1 line
brautaset.org