hello, linux-kernel. [1.] One line summary of the problem: too much RX drop packets [2.] Full description of the problem/report: "Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller" - network is up and working, but too much more drop packets: working int: #ifconfig eth0 eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1F:D0:5C:1A:5A UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:7323 errors:0 dropped:7564458177891 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:8388 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:688493 (672.3 KiB) TX bytes:5088993 (4.8 MiB) Interrupt:251 Base address:0x4000 not active int and network cable unplug: #ifconfig eth1 eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1F:D0:80:06:5E BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) Interrupt:250 Base address:0x6000 then i add ip on eth1: [root@wax ~]# ifconfig eth1 40.40.40.1/24 up [root@wax ~]# ifconfig eth1 eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1F:D0:80:06:5E inet addr:40.40.40.1 Bcast:40.40.40.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:485645351 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) Interrupt:250 Base address:0x6000 p.s. network cable unplug!!! p.p.s. i found old PCI ether card realtek RTL-8129 and compile modules. ether working fine and drop packets is "0": [root@wax ~]# ifconfig eth2 50.50.50.1/24 up [root@wax ~]# ifconfig eth2 eth2 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:00:00:00:00:00 inet addr:50.50.50.1 Bcast:50.50.50.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) Interrupt:5 Base address:0xd000 if i use default kernel: 2.6.25-14.fc9.x86_64 - link up, but any packets reject. [3.] Keywords (i.e., modules, networking, kernel): modules [4.] Kernel version (from): #cat /proc/version Linux version 2.6.27.3 (root@wax.infonet.uz) (gcc version 4.3.0 20080428 (Red Hat 4.3.0-8) (GCC) ) #6 SMP Thu Oct 23 19:39:33 UZT 2008 [5.] Output of Oops.. message (if applicable) with symbolic information resolved (see Documentation/oops-tracing.txt) no information [6.] A small shell script or example program which triggers the problem (if possible) no information [7.] Environment no information [7.1.] Software (add the output of the ver_linux script here) ./ver_linux If some fields are empty or look unusual you may have an old version. Compare to the current minimal requirements in Documentation/Changes. Linux wax.infonet.uz 2.6.27.3 #6 SMP Thu Oct 23 19:39:33 UZT 2008 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Gnu C 4.3.0 Gnu make 3.81 binutils 2.18.50.0.6 util-linux 2.13.1 mount 2.13.1 module-init-tools 3.4 e2fsprogs 1.40.8 reiserfsprogs 3.6.19 pcmciautils 014 quota-tools 3.15. PPP 2.4.4 isdn4k-utils 3.9 Linux C Library 2.8 Dynamic linker (ldd) 2.8 Procps 3.2.7 Net-tools 1.60 Kbd 1.12 Sh-utils 6.10 udev 120 wireless-tools 29 Modules Loaded 8021q reiserfs loop dm_multipath i2c_i801 pata_jmicron rtc_cmos intel_agp rtc_core pcspkr 8139too i2c_core sg button rtc_lib r8169 mii dm_snapshot dm_zero dm_mirror dm_log dm_mod ata_piix ata_generic pata_acpi libata sd_mod scsi_mod ext3 jbd mbcache uhci_hcd ohci_hcd ehci_hcd [7.2.] Processor information (from /proc/cpuinfo): cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 23 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz stepping : 10 cpu MHz : 2666.344 cache size : 3072 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 4 core id : 0 cpu cores : 4 apicid : 0 initial apicid : 0 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 13 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl pni monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr sse4_1 lahf_lm bogomips : 5332.68 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: processor : 1 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 23 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz stepping : 10 cpu MHz : 2666.344 cache size : 3072 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 4 core id : 1 cpu cores : 4 apicid : 1 initial apicid : 1 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 13 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl pni monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr sse4_1 lahf_lm bogomips : 5332.52 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: processor : 2 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 23 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz stepping : 10 cpu MHz : 2666.344 cache size : 3072 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 4 core id : 3 cpu cores : 4 apicid : 3 initial apicid : 3 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 13 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl pni monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr sse4_1 lahf_lm bogomips : 5332.54 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: processor : 3 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 23 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz stepping : 10 cpu MHz : 2666.344 cache size : 3072 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 4 core id : 2 cpu cores : 4 apicid : 2 initial apicid : 2 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 13 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl pni monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr sse4_1 lahf_lm bogomips : 5332.54 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: [7.3.] Module information (from /proc/modules): cat /proc/modules 8021q 24080 0 - Live 0xffffffffa0172000 reiserfs 227544 1 - Live 0xffffffffa0139000 loop 18572 0 - Live 0xffffffffa0133000 dm_multipath 18840 0 - Live 0xffffffffa012d000 i2c_i801 13724 0 - Live 0xffffffffa0128000 pata_jmicron 8064 0 - Live 0xffffffffa0125000 rtc_cmos 14776 0 - Live 0xffffffffa0120000 intel_agp 32112 0 - Live 0xffffffffa0117000 rtc_core 20148 1 rtc_cmos, Live 0xffffffffa0111000 pcspkr 6912 0 - Live 0xffffffffa010c000 8139too 29184 0 - Live 0xffffffffa0101000 i2c_core 25248 1 i2c_i801, Live 0xffffffffa00f7000 sg 36176 0 - Live 0xffffffffa00ed000 button 11680 0 - Live 0xffffffffa00e7000 rtc_lib 6912 1 rtc_core, Live 0xffffffffa00e4000 r8169 32388 0 - Live 0xffffffffa00db000 mii 8960 1 8139too, Live 0xffffffffa00d7000 dm_snapshot 20552 0 - Live 0xffffffffa00d0000 dm_zero 6144 0 - Live 0xffffffffa00cd000 dm_mirror 21376 0 - Live 0xffffffffa00c6000 dm_log 13572 1 dm_mirror, Live 0xffffffffa00c1000 dm_mod 56928 10 dm_multipath,dm_snapshot,dm_zero,dm_mirror,dm_log, Live 0xffffffffa00b2000 ata_piix 24324 6 - Live 0xffffffffa00ab000 ata_generic 9860 0 - Live 0xffffffffa00a7000 pata_acpi 8960 0 - Live 0xffffffffa00a3000 libata 155040 4 pata_jmicron,ata_piix,ata_generic,pata_acpi, Live 0xffffffffa007c000 sd_mod 30632 7 - Live 0xffffffffa0073000 scsi_mod 149336 3 sg,libata,sd_mod, Live 0xffffffffa004d000 ext3 125712 5 - Live 0xffffffffa002d000 jbd 50984 1 ext3, Live 0xffffffffa001f000 mbcache 12164 1 ext3, Live 0xffffffffa001b000 uhci_hcd 26400 0 - Live 0xffffffffa0013000 ohci_hcd 27292 0 - Live 0xffffffffa000b000 ehci_hcd 37900 0 - Live 0xffffffffa0000000 [7.4.] Loaded driver and hardware information (/proc/ioports, /proc/iomem) cat /proc/ioports 0000-001f : dma1 0020-0021 : pic1 0040-0043 : timer0 0050-0053 : timer1 0060-0060 : keyboard 0064-0064 : keyboard 0070-0073 : rtc0 0080-008f : dma page reg 00a0-00a1 : pic2 00c0-00df : dma2 00f0-00ff : fpu 0170-0177 : 0000:00:1f.2 0170-0177 : ata_piix 01f0-01f7 : 0000:00:1f.2 01f0-01f7 : ata_piix 0290-029f : pnp 00:01 0290-0294 : pnp 00:01 0376-0376 : 0000:00:1f.2 0376-0376 : ata_piix 03c0-03df : vga+ 03f6-03f6 : 0000:00:1f.2 03f6-03f6 : ata_piix 03f8-03ff : serial 0400-04bf : pnp 00:09 0400-0403 : ACPI PM1a_EVT_BLK 0404-0405 : ACPI PM1a_CNT_BLK 0408-040b : ACPI PM_TMR 0410-0415 : ACPI CPU throttle 0420-042f : ACPI GPE0_BLK 04d0-04d1 : pnp 00:01 0500-051f : 0000:00:1f.3 0500-051f : i801_smbus 0800-087f : pnp 00:01 0880-088f : pnp 00:01 0cf8-0cff : PCI conf1 a000-afff : PCI Bus 0000:02 a000-a007 : 0000:02:00.0 a000-a007 : pata_jmicron a100-a103 : 0000:02:00.0 a100-a103 : pata_jmicron a200-a207 : 0000:02:00.0 a200-a207 : pata_jmicron a300-a303 : 0000:02:00.0 a300-a303 : pata_jmicron a400-a40f : 0000:02:00.0 a400-a40f : pata_jmicron b000-bfff : PCI Bus 0000:03 b000-b0ff : 0000:03:00.0 b000-b0ff : r8169 c000-cfff : PCI Bus 0000:04 c000-c0ff : 0000:04:00.0 c000-c0ff : r8169 d000-dfff : PCI Bus 0000:05 d000-d0ff : 0000:05:00.0 d000-d0ff : 8139too e000-e01f : 0000:00:1a.1 e000-e01f : uhci_hcd e100-e11f : 0000:00:1a.2 e100-e11f : uhci_hcd e200-e21f : 0000:00:1d.0 e200-e21f : uhci_hcd e300-e31f : 0000:00:1d.1 e300-e31f : uhci_hcd e400-e41f : 0000:00:1d.2 e400-e41f : uhci_hcd e500-e51f : 0000:00:1a.0 e500-e51f : uhci_hcd e700-e707 : 0000:00:1f.5 e700-e707 : ata_piix e800-e803 : 0000:00:1f.5 e800-e803 : ata_piix e900-e907 : 0000:00:1f.5 e900-e907 : ata_piix ea00-ea03 : 0000:00:1f.5 ea00-ea03 : ata_piix eb00-eb0f : 0000:00:1f.5 eb00-eb0f : ata_piix ec00-ec0f : 0000:00:1f.5 ec00-ec0f : ata_piix f000-f00f : 0000:00:1f.2 f000-f00f : ata_piix f100-f10f : 0000:00:1f.2 f100-f10f : ata_piix cat /proc/iomem 00000000-0009f7ff : System RAM 0009f800-0009ffff : reserved 000f0000-000fffff : reserved 00100000-efedffff : System RAM 00200000-0043f7ad : Kernel code 0043f7ae-005a11ef : Kernel data 00b1f000-00b92867 : Kernel bss efee0000-efee2fff : ACPI Non-volatile Storage efee3000-efeeffff : ACPI Tables efef0000-efefffff : reserved f0000000-f3ffffff : PCI MMCONFIG 0 f0000000-f3ffffff : reserved f4000000-f4ffffff : PCI Bus 0000:02 f5000000-f5ffffff : PCI Bus 0000:03 f6000000-f6ffffff : PCI Bus 0000:04 f7000000-f8ffffff : PCI Bus 0000:05 f7000000-f7ffffff : 0000:05:01.0 f8000000-f80000ff : 0000:05:00.0 f8000000-f80000ff : 8139too f9000000-f9ffffff : PCI Bus 0000:05 f9000000-f9ffffff : 0000:05:01.0 fa000000-fa0fffff : PCI Bus 0000:03 fa000000-fa00ffff : 0000:03:00.0 fa000000-fa00ffff : r8169 fa010000-fa010fff : 0000:03:00.0 fa010000-fa010fff : r8169 fa020000-fa02ffff : 0000:03:00.0 fa100000-fa1fffff : PCI Bus 0000:04 fa100000-fa10ffff : 0000:04:00.0 fa100000-fa10ffff : r8169 fa110000-fa110fff : 0000:04:00.0 fa110000-fa110fff : r8169 fa120000-fa12ffff : 0000:04:00.0 fa200000-fa2003ff : 0000:00:1a.7 fa200000-fa2003ff : ehci_hcd fa201000-fa2013ff : 0000:00:1d.7 fa201000-fa2013ff : ehci_hcd fa202000-fa2020ff : 0000:00:1f.3 fec00000-ffffffff : reserved fed00000-fed003ff : HPET 0 fee00000-fee00fff : Local APIC 100000000-10fffffff : System RAM [7.5.] PCI information ('lspci -vvv' as root) see attach "lspci.txt" [7.6.] SCSI information (from /proc/scsi/scsi) cat /proc/scsi/scsi Attached devices: Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 Vendor: ATA Model: SAMSUNG HD161HJ Rev: JF10 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05 [7.7.] Other information that might be relevant to the problem (please look in /proc and include all information that you think to be relevant): no information [X.] Other notes, patches, fixes, workarounds: no information -- Terleev mailto:lost@nx.uz