On Sat, Apr 23, 2005 at 11:49:04AM -0700, Keith Fetterman wrote: > Since this problem isn't a FC3 specific problem (I also discovered the > same problem in the latest Ubuntu Linux), does anyone know the best > mailing list/forum to that discusses kernel 2.6 and ethernet driver > issues? Maybe this problem has already been identified and workarounds > suggested. > > I do know that this problem is not limited to a specific ethernet card. > I have the same problem with both an OEM 3com ethernet card and an > Intel ethernet card. I guess its possible they are the same chip inside > so they are using the same driver, but I though Intel made their own > network chips. I suspect the problem is well above the network driver level. This is a fundamental TCP/IP stack problem, almost certainly a botch in the TCP code involving a retransmit timer or some such. Actually, come to think of it I experience this issue exclusively with ssh connections (which is the bulk of what I do from home), which is definitely TCP. Indeed intel has their own network chips and the 3Com has their own silicon as well; and the drivers are totally different. This is not a chip or driver problem. If the kernel developers would just stop reinventing the wheel, ... ... (oops, I didn't say that).
