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Re: Ethernet packets dropped
- To: Jordi Colomer <jco at ict dot es>
- Subject: Re: [ECOS] Ethernet packets dropped
- From: Gary Thomas <gthomas at cambridge dot redhat dot com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 07:17:35 -0600 (MDT)
- Cc: ecos-discuss <ecos-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com>, jlm at ict dot es
- Organization: Red Hat, Inc.
On 22-Jun-2001 Jordi Colomer wrote:
>
> Hi, Gary.
>
> Thank you very much for your explanations.
>
>>
>> These messages indicate that data packets are arriving much
>> faster than RedBoot can handle them. The most likely cause is
>> when RedBoot is waiting for a command, it only polls the device
>> every 10ms (default). If you have a very busy network and
>> your physical device (SMSC/LAN91CXX) is capable of buffering
>> a lot of packets, then this message can occur.
>>
>
> I even have noticed that, while typing a command at the redboot prompt,
> the network is left unattended until CR is pressed.
>
This is the expected [designed] behaviour.
>>
>> The problem is actually more specific to your network environment
>> than it is the adaptor.
>>
> It seems so. Probably I can set the machine in an isolated (smaller)
> network and see what happens.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jordi Colomer.