Re: MTU problem with kernel 2.4.29 and tulip driver
Ben Greear <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.drivers.vlan |
|---|---|
| Organization | Candela Technologies |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Pascal DeMilly wrote: > William, > > Thanks for answering. > > The problem that our VLAN users are experimenting is that when downloading or > uploading large file, the connection will drop. Some users have difficulties > login on their hotmail account. > > In the same building, we have another VLAN switch connected to an Intel board > and the same machines connected to this switch, will not experience that > problem. > > So my feeling is that it is either a problem with the card or with the tulip > driver. I am currently trying to drop the MTU on some of those machines and > they seem to work better. > > Since I am using the latest kernel 2.4.29, I am wondering if the tulip driver > included is patched. Hopefully it is not an hardware problem, but I used 2 > different cards, one a simple linksys and the current quad port card > AEI-P430TX with the same behavior. > > Pascal I don't think the tulip patch was ever accepted by the kernel maintainers. My suggestion is to use an Intel chipset NIC instead. If you need 4-port adapters, you can get a 4-port Intel 10/100/1000 NIC from newegg.com for around $450. Thanks, Ben -- Ben Greear <[email protected]> Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com