"could not allocate 65535 byte recieve ring" messages

[Cedric Puddy]

On Fri, 17 Dec 1999, Holger Metschulat wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> > The message "Could not allocate 65535 byte recieve ring"
> > comes up occationally on boot (accompanied by the card
> 
> I am using three NICs in one PC; setting RX_BUF_LEN_IDX to 3 in the file
> rtl8139.c helped with this message, but I get a problem during the usage of
> the card (see other mail); I don't know if there is a correlation between
> the two problems.

I am unaware of instances were a card has failed
during normal operation, once initialized.  I also
am using these card for firewall work, and they
are/were _so_ cheap...

I can get a card to fail once it's operating, usually
by merely re-ifconfiging it.  I will have to try reducing
the buffer size, since it you mention that you where
able to do that without rendering the driver i
inoperable.  I understand though, that this did not
remove the problem entirely.

I should add that I in fact have three card in many 
systems - I've been buying a board that has on
onboard Intel EExpress Pro 10/100 card.  I have
not had any problems to date with Intel NIC or
the driver, though who knows what would happen if
I loaded a system up with PCI Intel NICs...
I get the impression that the same thing might
happen.

	Regards all,
	-Cedric

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