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Re: [PLUG] network/server troubleshoot
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Matt Mossholder wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-10-14 at 15:35 -0400, jeff wrote:
>> I'm unfamiliar with the fw in question, but is there a spare hardware
>> firewall you can substitute in the meantime to verify where the problem
>> is? Maybe try out a different distro or NICs?
>>
>> When you googled the error message, did any of it relate to what you're
>> seeing or close?
>>
>> When it goes down, ping eth0 and eth1 from a workstation. If you can
>> hit eth0 but not the net, the connection is down. If you can hit eth1
>> but not eth0, it's the firewall.
>>
>> I'm betting it's the firewall.
>>
>>
>>
>> Good luck.
>
> I'm betting it is the tulip NIC. While they are well supported, there
> were a number of different variants, and they weren't all exactly
> reliable. Do you have another NIC you could use as a test?
>
> Also, you might want to try running the following commands, both when it
> is working and when it has failed, and check the output:
>
> ethtool eth0
> ethtool -S eth0
>
> Finally, are you doing PPPoE (or anything similar) on the firewall? If
> so, are there any separate logs that might have more info?
>
>
> --Matt
>
I tried the commands and got:
[root ~]# ethtool eth0
Settings for eth0:
No data available
[root ~]# ethtool -S eth0
no stats available
Strange - but then I've not heard of ethtool before so I don't know what to
expect. Still, I agree that all signs point to the tulip-based NIC and I'm
going to toss that for another to test ASAP.
Thanks!
Eric
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# Eric Lucas
#
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# And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings...
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