Sporadic low network performance, too.

[Ed Wilts]

On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 04:35:19PM -0500, Steve Baroti wrote:
> Hi David,
> 
> We are running the same kernel (2.4.21-27.0.1.ELsmp) on a Dell PE 2500 
> with two qla2200 cards - from the end of December 2004, and we started 
> to notice "Sporadic low network performance" on the main webserver: 
> connections dropped on the webserver or ssh sessions time out. We will 
> fix the speed on switch port (1Gb), disabling autonegotiation. Maybe it 
> is a e1000 driver issue?

If it's an e1000 then you're on a GigE network, right?  Then you can't
disable autonegotiation - this is mandated in the protocol spec.
I've personally only seen autonegotiation issues with 100mbps
connections.

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