Linux server packet loss - stopped occassionally

[Myles Green]

On Sun, 2003-08-24 at 13:16, burns wrote:
> On Sun, 2003-08-24 at 14:56, Shawn Tayler wrote:
> > On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 10:47:57 -0700 (PDT) Swapana Ghosh
> > <swapana_ghosh at yahoo.com> professed:
> > 
> > > _______________________________________________________
> > > 
> > > eth0: 10 Mbit, half duplex, no link
> > >   product info: vendor 00:00:00, model 0 rev 0
> > >   basic mode:   10 Mbit, half duplex
> > >   basic status: no link
> > >   capabilities:
> > >   advertising:
> > > ________________________________________________________
> > 
> > The no link is interesting.  Could it be a flakey NIC, cable, or Router
> > port?
> 
> 
> I had this happen a couple of years ago with a Realtek 8139C NIC. I
> swapped out the card and it was fine. Other than that, I have had much
> better service from these cards than others apparently have.

I use the 8139 NICs as much as possible with nary a complaint from
anyone. The best part is they're relatively cheap too.

-- 
Myles Green <myles-green at shaw.ca>