Subject: Re: i386 -- epic0 network interface
To: Phil Nelson <phil@cs.wwu.edu>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: current-users
Date: 10/01/1998 11:29:32
On Thu, 1 Oct 1998 10:48:45 -0700 (PDT) 
 Phil Nelson <phil@cs.wwu.edu> wrote:

 >   I'm just started to use the epic0 interface on one of my machines.  It
 > is only suppored in -current.  After using it for a few minutes, it
 > becomes unusable and the kernel continues to say "epic0: device timeout".
 > 
 > This is with -current built Tuesday, Sept 29.
 > 
 > Is anyone using these successfully?

I have problems in 10mb mode, but it seems to work much better in 100mb
mode...  I have heard from a few sources that the hardware has some
annoying bugs (a few of which I try to work around in the driver).

I would very much appreciate debugging help on this one... I am short on
time to work on it.

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