Subject: Re: netbsd: rtk0: unable to allocate Rx cluster
To: Roberto Pereyra <pereyra.roberto@gmail.com>
From: Matthias Scheler <tron@zhadum.org.uk>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 10/13/2006 14:37:17
On Fri, Oct 13, 2006 at 07:41:51AM -0300, Roberto Pereyra wrote:
> It has been working for two months well  but now are giving these
> errors and the server hang:
> 
> Oct 12 11:21:41 smtp2 /netbsd: rtk0: unable to allocate Rx cluster
> Oct 12 11:21:41 smtp2 /netbsd: rtk0: unable to allocate Tx cluster
[...]
> How I can fix it ?

1.) Compile a kernel which allows more memory for network packets.
    I use this setting on my server:

options		NMBCLUSTERS=4096

2.) Get a proper network card. RealTek cards are known to be problematic.
    Using them in a server is a reliable way to ask for trouble.(*)

	Kind regards

(*) http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hardware/2004-January/000996.html

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Matthias Scheler                                  http://zhadum.org.uk/