COLLISIONS

[nilesh vaghela]

look at /var/log/messages
and dmesg.

If you card is not working properly under linux it will give you some error
like.

Jun 25 11:14:29 station215 kernel: eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register
90.
Jun 25 11:14:29 station215 kernel:   Flags; bus-master 1, dirty 10331444(4)
current 10331444(4)
Jun 25 11:14:29 station215 kernel:   Transmit list 00000000 vs. cf4fc480.
Jun 25 11:14:29 station215 kernel:   0: @cf4fc200  length 8000012e status
0c01012e
Jun 25 11:14:29 station215 kernel:   1: @cf4fc2a0  length 800005ea status
0c0105ea
Jun 25 11:14:29 station215 kernel:   2: @cf4fc340  length 8000037e status
0c01037e
Jun 25 11:14:29 station215 kernel:   3: @cf4fc3e0  length 8000012e status
8c01012e
Jun 25 11:14:29 station215 kernel:   4: @cf4fc480  length 8000012e status
0c01012e
Jun 25 11:14:29 station215 kernel:   5: @cf4fc520  length 8000012e status
0c01012e
Jun 25 11:14:29 station215 kernel:   6: @cf4fc5c0  length 8000012e status
0c01012e
Jun 25 11:14:29 station215 kernel:   7: @cf4fc660  length 8000012e status
0c01012e
Jun 25 11:14:29 station215 kernel:   8: @cf4fc700  length 8000012e status
0c01012e
Jun 25 11:14:29 station215 kernel:   9: @cf4fc7a0  length 8000012e status
0c01012e
Jun 25 11:14:29 station215 kernel:   10: @cf4fc840  length 8000012e status
0c01012e
Jun 25 11:14:29 station215 kernel:   11: @cf4fc8e0  length 8000012e status
0c01012e
Jun 25 11:14:29 station215 kernel:   12: @cf4fc980  length 800005ea status
0c0105ea
Jun 25 11:14:29 station215 kernel:   13: @cf4fca20  length 8000037e status
0c01037e
Jun 25 11:14:29 station215 kernel:   14: @cf4fcac0  length 800005ea status
0c0105ea
Jun 25 11:14:29 station215 kernel:   15: @cf4fcb60  length 8000037e status
0c01037e

Just wild guess. please check.


On 6/26/06, Andrew Bacchi <bacchi at rpi.edu> wrote:
>
> Run "ethtool eth1" and look at the settings.  Is the network card running
> at
> half duplex?  Try setting it, and everything else on the LAN, to full
> duplex.  Read the man page on ethtool.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:
> redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com]
> On Behalf Of winston
> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 9:41 AM
> To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> Subject: Re: COLLISIONS
>
> the collisions are increasing i have tried changing
> the cable and also the network switch.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marc Wiatrowski" <wia at iglass.net>
> To: "'General Red Hat Linux discussion list'" <redhat-list at redhat.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 16:33
> Subject: RE: COLLISIONS
>
>
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: winston
> >> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 9:03 AM
> >> To: 'General Red Hat Linux discussion list'
> >> Subject: RE:COLLISIONS
> >>
> >> Hi ,
> >> I am getting a collision on my my eth1 which is connected
> >> to my lan . when i do an ifconfig what could be the problem
> >> is it the NIC or the LAN cause i do not have ip's on my network
> >> that are conflicting. how do i troubleshoot this problem
> >>
> >
> > I probably wouldn't worry about "a collision" as in one, but if you
> > mean many and its still incrementing, you may want to look at
> > one side set to full duplex w/ the other set to half, bad cable, to
> > long a run...
> >
> > marc
> >
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