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Re: NE2K-PCI driver bug report

To: jackw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: NE2K-PCI driver bug report
From: Torben Mathiasen <tmm@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 06:00:49 -0400
Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <20000816143416.A10944@xxxxxxxxxx>; from jackw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on Wed, Aug 16, 2000 at 02:34:16PM -0400
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On Wed, Aug 16 2000, jackw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Bug Report
> 
> Summary: NE2K-PCI driver causes downloads to timeout on certain files
> at certain spots repeatedly.
> 
> Description: When downloading certain files, seemingly independant
> of the protocol, client, or server, the transfer will timeout on 
> the exact same byte each time.  The point at which this happens 
> varies from file to file, and there is no consistency in the files
> that I can manage to find.  I thought this was a problem with 
> hardware until two other users asked about the same problem in the 
> #debian IRC channel on openprojects.net.  This did not occur when 
> using an ISA NE2K card.
> 
> Keywords: Download, Timeout, NE2K-PCI
>

Does an interface down/up fix it? 

What happens if you copy one file to another name. Does it then still
happen in the exact same byte? Or if you make two files with the
exact same size but different content.

Very odd problem indeed.


Regards,
Torben Mathiasen
 

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