[MLB-WIRELESS] Tx error with silver card :(

[Joris]

On Wed, Jul 17, 2002 at 12:27:17AM -0000, Martin Pot wrote:
> Joris,
> 
> > Date: Wed, 17 Jul 20 Ü  02 00:07:24 +0200
> > From: Jorioris at linux.be>
> > For some reason, I got a really dramatic increase of those messages:
> > (eg, they happened before, but very little)
> > eth1: Tx error, status 4 (FID=00BE)
> [snip!]
> > NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth1: transmit timed out
> > eth1: Tx timeout! Resetting card.
> > And all over and over again.
> 
> What version of the Orinoco_cs driver are you using?
> The most recent version is 0.12b.
I'm using the one that comes with the 2.4.18 kernel, 0.9b
I'll try the upgrade later...

> > I started measuring, and it seems that I loose approx 36% of all packages
> > over that interface...
> > (The system is a debian linux 2.4.18 with a ricoh pcmcia craddle, with a
> > cabletron card in it)
> > 
> > 
> > What could this be? Failing config? interrupt problems? (shouldn't be)
> > Microwave nearby?
> > (can't monitor link quality in adhoc under linux)
> 
> To be able to monitor the link quality in ad-hoc mode under linux, you 
> need to tell it the ip or mac address of the card your connecting to:
> iwspy eth3 + 10.0.2.1
> 
> You can then use iwspy or iwconfig to monitor the link quality.
Grazias! exellent! :)
Now I'm waiting for it to happen again...

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