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[Eric Sandall <eric AT sandall.us>]

On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:07:23 +0200
Treeve Jelbert <treeve AT scarlet.be> wrote:

> recently I have had a problem on my system where I lost the network
> after the system was up for a certain time (30-120 mins).
> 
> I was not sure if this was software or hardware related, so I added a
> different network card, rebooted the router, etc. Trying to restart
> the network card failed.  Other machines on the network are ok.
> 
> Eventually I have come to the conclusion that the problem is related
> to the kernel. 2.6.29 fails, previous versions work.
> 
> I have reverted to linux-2.6.28.8 and everything seems ok at present.
> 
> I did not make any manual changes to the config when compiling the
> kernel.
> 
> Can anyone suggest any new kernel parameters which might explain my
> problem?
> 
> This happens using amd64 and x86-32 modes on the same hardware.

I just ran into this problem on x86 with 2.6.29 and the forcedeth
driver (built-in nVidia LAN). The network on this machine died
pretty quickly for me, within a few minutes. I've reverted to 2.6.28.8
for now and so far so good.

I have another x86 machine (iwlagn wireless) and an x86_64 machine
(iwl3945 wireless) which are not having any issues.

-sandalle

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