fc2 - network restart fails - e1000 / Extreme Network Switch

[Kenneth Benson]

What type of cable are you using...Cat5, Cat5e or Cat 6? Cat 5e is the
minimum
recommended for gigabit and Cat 6 is preferred. Standard Cat 5 is iffy at
that speed.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Robertson [mailto:jrobertson at convera.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 3:46 PM
> To: fedora-test-list at redhat.com
> Subject: fc2 - network restart fails - e1000 / Extreme Network Switch
> 
> 
> I'm using machines with Intel GB NIC (Supermicro 6013P-T and 
> Dell 1600sc - both with e1000 drivers).  The OS is fc2 release
> (I've tried updating the kernel to 2.6.6-1-535 and saw the
> same symptoms).
> 
> If I connect to an Extreme Network GB Switch (summit 400-48t)
> and issue a "service network restart" command, it works every
> other time (and fails every other time) - consistently.
> When it fails, I get the following message: "Determining ip
> information for eth0... failed: no link present.  Check cable?"
> 
> If I do a sequence of "service network stop" and "service network
> start", it works every time.  
> 
> I have not seen this with a Netgear unmanaged switch (haven't
> tried others).
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> Joe Robertson
> 
> 
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