Messages in this thread | | | Subject | RE: [2.6.x] e1000: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out | Date | Fri, 23 Jan 2004 14:28:36 -0800 | From | "Feldman, Scott" <> |
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> since we have upgraded cabling on our network and transfer > speeds increased a little bit, we are experiencing very often > situations where the Intel PRO/1000 nics just stop responding > and network dies for a while. Local console works, there are > no more error messages other than (when the eth0 comes to a > life again): > > NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out > e1000: eth0 NIC Link is Up 1000 Mbps Full Duplex
Petr, I need you to try something. Get ethtool 1.8 (sf.net/projects/gkernel) and turn off TSO:
# ethtool -K eth0 tso off
If you now longer see NETDEV WATCHDOG's, I have a next step. More on that later.
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