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: > Thanks Ben, > > Would the tulip driver patch for 2.4.19 found on your website work with > 2.4.29? The only reject I got is from interrupt.c. It looks like the reject > is due to a misalignement on the first line of that patch. Would take manual hacking probably. It's possible someone has already done this...I lost a lot of list history when changing to a new server a while back, so the archives are not available, unfortunately. > > Also do you know of any way to test MTU problems. Should I just use ping with > a large payload? > Yes, that works. > Do you know of any way to force a Windows client to adjust its MTU > automatically (apart from tweaking the registry), for example an option in > DHCP? Nope..I know little of Windows hacks. Ben > > Thanks > > Pascal > > On Wednesday 15 March 2006 12:12, Ben Greear wrote: > >>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, >>Be > > n > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Vlan mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lanforge.com/mailman/listinfo/vlan -- Ben Greear <[email protected]> Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com