This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0041_01C16906.DF2D6920 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----Original Message----- From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Charlie Bullen Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 9:43 AM To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us Subject: broadcast storm? Hello, I have a server running RedHat 7.0 and apache that I am using as a web server, with a 3com 905 nic. 2 weeks ago it seems to have started broadcsting so many packets that the network upon which it is located became frozen. I rebooted and it worked fine untl now when t did the same thing. Any idea how I can find out what is happening nd keep it from happening again? My theory is that the nic is bad, although I'm not really sure I would go with that ... Had the samething on a Network training room that had just been installed one of the nics actually lost all logic and started to answer packets that were not destined for it ... and that was a 3com 3c90X ... Nige Charlie ------=_NextPart_000_0041_01C16906.DF2D6920 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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From:=20 plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us=20 [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of=20 Charlie Bullen
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 9:43=20 AM
To: = plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Subject:=20 broadcast storm?

Hello,  I have a server running = RedHat 7.0=20 and apache that I am using as a web server, with a 3com 905 nic. 2 = weeks ago=20 it seems to have started broadcsting so many packets that the network = upon=20 which it is located became frozen. I rebooted and it worked fine untl = now when=20 t did the same thing. Any idea how I can find out what is happening nd = keep it=20 from happening again?
 
My theory is that the nic is bad, = although I'm=20 not really sure
 
I=20 would go with that ... Had the samething on a Network training room = that had=20 just been installed one of the nics actually lost all logic and = started to=20 answer packets that were not destined for it ... and that was a 3com = 3c90X=20 ...
 
Nige
Charlie 
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