RTL8139 Driver and RX-FIFO Overflow problem

Alexander Dietrich alexander.dietrich@iname.com
Mon Mar 6 06:11:14 2000


S. Manivannan wrote:

> Is there any known problem with this version of driver for RX-Overflow?

Yes, I have the exact same problem. Card/driver locks up when receiving
over 100 Mbit, but 10 Mbit works. I didn't know enough about the hardware
to figure out why, though.

> Is there any fix available?

Buy a better supported NIC. I got a 3C905C and it works just fine.

Regards,
Alexander Dietrich
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