[ale] network intermittently going down, HUH ?

[Courtney Thomas]

Thank you Robert. I'll do as you request.

Courtney




Robert L. Harris wrote:

> 
> Do you just have the one Debian box which requires a network stop?  If
> it's only the one, can you send me the output of a "ifconfig -a" "ip
> route" and "arp -a" the next time it goes down?
> 
> You may alwo want to up grade to the latest 2.4.22-rc kernel.
> 
> 
> Thus spake Courtney Thomas (ccthomas at joimail.com):
> 
> 
>>Running Debian 2.4.17, I find that from time to time my network needs to 
>>be restarted else I'm unable to communicate with the other machines on 
>>the lan.
>>
>>The command being used is..........
>>	networking restart
>>
>>Also, afterwards, I often must also implement the following commands to 
>>achieve functionality:
>>
>>ifconfig tunl0 down
>>ifconfig tunl0 arp up
>>ifconfig eth0 down
>>ifconfig eth0 up
>>route add default gw 'linuxbox' 	;linuxbox being the lan router
>>
>>On the other hand, a Freebsd box I also run, often runs without 
>>interruption for months.
>>
>>What's wrong and how do I cure it, please ?
>>
>>Thank you.
>>
>>-- 
>>Courtney
>>s/v Mutiny
>>lying Oriental, NC
>>
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-- 
Courtney
s/v Mutiny
lying Oriental, NC

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