Re: 2.0.33: 21140 and Oversized Ethernet frame

Dave Wreski (dave@nic.com)
Thu, 18 Dec 1997 02:27:24 -0500 (EST)

> > eth0: Oversized Ethernet frame spanned multiple buffers, status 7fffceff!
> > eth0: Oversized Ethernet frame spanned multiple buffers, status 061f81a2!
>
> two things.
>
> 1) upgrade tulip.c (get it from cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov) current beta is 86I
> but the beta is plenty good for production.

I was already aware of the updated tulip driver. I'd like to follow the
LMP guys, and their advise as to what is stable, yet works properly. I'd
be happy to beat on these cards with the new driver, and provide results
if necessary..

> 2) don't use full duplex in the old tulip driver. solved by #1

I actually wasn't aware that I currently was. Doesn't that require
full-duplex on both ends, and my hub supporting it? My ISA NE2k certainly
doesn't do full-duplex, and if hubs have to do full-duplex, I doubt mine
does :)

Thanks,
Dave