Re: Network problem

Just to say... updating the kernel to 3.1.6 seems to have solved all of  
the issues.

Thanks for the lead Dean!

regexes

On Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:29:43 +0100, regexes <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hmmm... mine shows:
>
> blade:root:/var/log# modinfo atl1ce
> filename:        
> /lib/modules/2.6.32-5-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/atl1c/atl1c.ko
> version:        1.0.0.2-NAPI
> license:        GPL
> description:    Atheros 1000M Ethernet Network Driver
> author:         Jie Yang <[email protected]>
> srcversion:     8160DE57184B0C6C760D53E
> alias:          pci:v00001969d00001073sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
> alias:          pci:v00001969d00002062sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
> alias:          pci:v00001969d00002060sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
> alias:          pci:v00001969d00001062sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
> alias:          pci:v00001969d00001063sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
> depends:
> vermagic:       2.6.32-5-amd64 SMP mod_unload modversions
>
> Maybe a kernel upgrade would help... I guess I'll try that first.
>
>
>
> On Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:00:19 +0100, Dean Hamstead <[email protected]>  
> wrote:
>
>> here is the driver version in k3.1
>>
>> root@astrotrain:/home/dean# modinfo atl1c
>> filename:        
>> /lib/modules/3.1.0-1-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/atl1c/atl1c.ko
>> version:        1.0.1.0-NAPI
>> license:        GPL
>> description:    Atheros 1000M Ethernet Network Driver
>> author:         Jie Yang <[email protected]>
>> srcversion:     6B5B83F39487C00C3BF2E83
>> alias:          pci:v00001969d00001083sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>> alias:          pci:v00001969d00001073sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>> alias:          pci:v00001969d00002062sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>> alias:          pci:v00001969d00002060sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>> alias:          pci:v00001969d00001062sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>> alias:          pci:v00001969d00001063sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>> depends:
>> intree:         Y
>> vermagic:       3.1.0-1-amd64 SMP mod_unload modversions
>>
>> If the version is the same in your kernel, its very unlikely that a  
>> kernel update will help.
>> There doesnt appear to be any specific module options, so thats not  
>> something that can be explored.
>>
>> You can of course, email the driver author. They are almost always  
>> interested to know if a reproducible bug has been found.
>>
>>
>> Dean
>>
>> On Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:24:44 +0100, regexes wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the reply...
>>>
>>> kernel: 2.6.32-5-amd64
>>> Driver: atl1c
>>>
>>> I tried unloading and loading the driver but it didn't work though.
>>> I'll  try some of your other suggestions. Maybe I'll find something.
>>>
>>> regexes
>>>
>>> On Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:59:46 +0100, Dean Hamstead
>>> <[email protected]>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> The kernel may not be aware that something is wrong. Your email has   
>>>> garbled which driver is in use, could you please clarify and also  
>>>> which  kernel version are you using?
>>>>
>>>> Some steps i suggest are...
>>>>
>>>> - see if traffic is leaving your machine (mirror ports, hubs or a  
>>>> cross  over to another machine. then use tcpdump or wireshark)
>>>> - try unloading and loading the driver, does it work again?
>>>> - check what options are available for the driver, and play with any  
>>>> you  might have
>>>> - update your kernel
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> some more exotic things to check...
>>>> - check that iptables isnt being triggered by something?
>>>> - it could be an irq conflict, especially if the card (or driver)  
>>>> doesnt  play nicely with shared irqs. you may be able to clear the  
>>>> share by  disabling an unused serial or parallel port
>>>> - following from the above, you could change to polled rather than  
>>>> irq  and see what happens. polling uses lots more cpu (ok thats an  
>>>> over  simplification, it is better in some circumstances)
>>>> - maybe your dns lease is expiring?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dean
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:44:04 +0100, regexes wrote:
>>>>> Hello everyone,
>>>>>
>>>>> I just aquired a new Lenovo G770 laptop and am having a strange  
>>>>> issue  with
>>>>> the Ethernet Controller.
>>>>>
>>>>> Network connection works fine for a few minutes then dies. The  
>>>>> interface
>>>>> is still configured though but it just stops working. There are no  
>>>>> error
>>>>> messages in dmesg either.
>>>>>
>>>>> My router is not a problem. Access is granted and it does work to  
>>>>> begin
>>>>> with and the logs show nothing abnormal.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've seen a few threads concering the G770 with Ubuntu but nothing  
>>>>> that
>>>>> addresses this problem.
>>>>>
>>>>> Output of ifconfig -a
>>>>>
>>>>> eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
>>>>>                   inet addr:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx  Bcast:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
>>>>> Mask:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
>>>>>                   inet6 addr: xxxx::xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx/64 Scope:Link
>>>>>                   UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>>>>>                   RX packets:3983 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0  
>>>>> frame:0
>>>>>                   TX packets:3139 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0   
>>>>> carrier:1
>>>>>                   collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>>>>>                   RX bytes:4773236 (4.5 MiB)  TX bytes:457213  
>>>>> (446.4  KiB)
>>>>>                   Interrupt:27
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The output of lspic -v
>>>>> 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications AR8152 v2.0 Fast
>>>>> Ethernet (rev c1)
>>>>>                 Subsystem: Lenovo Device 3979
>>>>>                 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 27
>>>>>                 Memory at d0500000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable)   
>>>>> [size=256K]
>>>>>                 I/O ports at 2000 [size=128]
>>>>>                 Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
>>>>>                 Capabilities: [48] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable-  
>>>>> 64bit+
>>>>>                 Capabilities: [58] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
>>>>>                 Capabilities: [6c] Vital Product Data
>>>>>                 Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
>>>>>                 Capabilities: [180] Device Serial Number
>>>>> xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
>>>>>                 Kernel driver in use: atl101:00.0
>>>>>
>>>>> Anybody have an idea what could be happening with the Eternet  
>>>>> controller
>>>>> and how I can fix it?
>>>>>
>>>>> Another issue are the function keys. On my old Thinkpad, the
>>>>> tpb package worked very well, however, that package isn't available  
>>>>> on
>>>>> amd64. What other possibility is there to get the function keys to  
>>>>> work?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for any help!
>>>>> regexes
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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