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    DateMon, 13 Dec 2004 12:52:03 +0100 (CET)
    FromFRAHM Klaus <>
    SubjectRe: [Fwd: 2.6.10-rc3: tulip-driver: tulip_stop_rxtx() failed]
    > 
    > Definitely not compatible.
    > 
    > And as noted in the previous email, I don't advise ifdown the NIC
    > unless you can verify it will not corrupt the memory that was
    > previously used for RX descriptors and RX buffers.
    > 
    > OTOH, 100BT cards are *so* cheap, it should be possible to replace
    > if it's not built-in on the motherboard.
    > 
    > Sorry for the bad news and thanks for doing the extra tests.
    > 
    > But still, I'm hopeing for two code changes as a result:
    > 1) include CSR5 and CSR6 in the printk output
    > 2) the date of the tulip driver revision needs to be updated (or dropped).
    > 
    > thanks,
    > grant
    
    Hi Grant,
    
    thanks for the analysis. It's good to know not to deactivate the NIC. I
    never knowingly encoutered any real problem, but maybe there may been
    other of problems which I did not attribute to the NIC. Normally I do
    not deactivated the interface, but up to a few weeks ago the DHCP daemon
    could do this in order to change the IP number. Now this is over and I
    have since then a fixed IP number (because I am directly connected to
    the DSLAM of my ISP, this is called "degroupage" in France as opposed to
    IP/ADSL where one is only indirectly connected with Franc-Telecom). 
    I am actually using a "Freebox" as a modem which has recently, `let's
    say', arisen some interest in the linux-kernel mailing list because it
    runs Linux inside: 
    
    http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=109936781417837&w=2
    
    For the NIC I have mentioned in my first message that I have two NICs,
    the other being a 3Com card which is mostly likely better. I will simply 
    switch the roles between my first and the second interface by exchanging
    the aliases for eth0/1 in modprobes.conf. Then I use the Sitecom card
    with the tulip driver only for the internal connection which is never
    shut down and not so often used.
    
    
    Greetings, Klaus.
    
    
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