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List:       linux-kernel
Subject:    Weird thing with 3C900
From:       Miguel Armas del Rio <kuko () calvo ! teleco ! ulpgc ! es>
Date:       1997-02-28 17:00:52
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Hi there!

I'm setting up firewall at my University using a Pentium 166/32Mb and two 
3c900 ethercards.
I've had two major problems here... first, when there is high network 
load, I get a "Transmitter access error" message, and the card hangs 
until I reboot the machine. I've been looking around in the driver code 
and there is a message saying something about a bug in the card. Is it 
really a design problem?

Ok, that was the first problem, now comes the weird part... One day the 
terminal started getting trashed (the letters got fuzzy). I thougth it 
could be a virus or some kind of attack, but I checked the system using 
tripwire and it didn't detect any change. After a lot of headaches and 
wasted time, I discovered that when I unplug the 3c900 and use another 
card, the problem desapair. If I use another card, but the 3c900 is still 
plugged,  the problem remains...

Does this makes any sense? Should I throw the 3c900 to /dev/null?
Any suggestion would be appreciated... 

THNX!
PS: Sorry for my english ;)...
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