[ale] usb NIC and hotplug

[Robert E. Karaffa, II]

hi folks,
   i'm configuring a very old compaq presario 3020 to be used as a
firewall/internet gateway and i'm having a hard time with a usb NIC (netgear
ea101).

this computer has one PCI and three ISA slots, all are in use.  one ISA slot is
taken by a 3Com 3c509 NIC, which was easily configured (Mandrake 9.2.1).  i can
configure the usb NIC no problem, but in stress tests, it drops its network
connection after a minute or so.  usually, i'll test it by transferring a large
amt of data (1-200Mb).  have not had any success, and the only cure is to
unplug/reinsert the usb NIC.  linux doesn't think there is a problem (none of
the typical monitors notice that the network is unreachable, even though ping
doesn't work).

i've googled and found no answers so far.  any clues anybody?  i seem to recall
this may be a hotplug issue...

-Bob K.

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