[#24529544] Re: Network sort of stops working with the em (intel) driver under load.

[mark rowlands]

> Ticket subject: Re: Network sort of stops working with the em (intel) driver under  load.
> Ticket number: 24529544
> Ticket link: https://secure.mpcustomer.com/ticket.php?ticket=24529544
> Ticket body: On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 9:30 PM, mark rowlands <rowlands.mark at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Newly built and cvsupped system,with GENERIC kernel,  when copying
>> large amounts of data over a gigabit link via scp  the network  will
>> hang after a couple of gig.  I can then no longer login via ssh. If I
>> leave it be, after about 12-24 hours I can then login again. (A reboot
>> of course fixes the issue immediately...) .
>
> snip...
>
> I can now confirm that a similar copy to the vr card does not cause
> the same problem... so it would appear
> more likely that it might be an em related problem.

and after replacing the em0 with a realtek gigabit card, the problem
also does not occur. (the vr0 was only 100mb)
So it would seem there is something hinky with at least the em (82540) card .