> Hmm, is there anything else you see in
> kernel.log/messages/global.log/other pertinent log file?  Also, what does
> /proc/pci look like?  Without either NIC, does the notebook function
> properly under load?  I wonder if there isn't something broken with either
> one of the NICs or the PCI bus.  Possibly even bad memory, but I'm
> guessing one of the NICs.  Can you take out the NIC that plays eth1 and
> only put the other in?  Does the problem continue?  How about with the
> "eth1" NIC all by itself (taking on the role of eth0)?  How about both
> NICs in, but PCMCIA card slots swapped?

I did some research and saw that a number of people had experienced problems
with the 3com pcmcia's.   And after reading George Toft's linux laptop
firewall page, I thought I would try Linksys.  I could have tinkered a bit
more and maybe solved it, but time is money.  With two Linksys 10 MBPS
cards, the problem has disappeared.  I transferred 4 gigs of mp3's to a
remote drive, while listening to streaming Shoutcast, and while surfing the
'Net, all at the same time--no freezing, smooth as silk!  Thanks for your
advice in any event!

~Eric


>
> More verbose log info might help find a resource conflict,
> etc.  Additional test results (stuff like the above) might help to nail
> it down to a specific piece of hardware (or at least clear the good name
> of some pieces of hardware if/when they function properly :) ).
>
> Good luck,
>
> Wes
>
> --
> Wes Bateman, GCIA
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> ManISec, Inc. - "Managed Internet Security Services"
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