What does this mean? Tx threshold

[smp]

I keep getting messages that look like this printing to my console and in my /var/log/messages;


Sep 14 08:05:33 Red kernel: eth0: increased Tx theshold, txcfg 0xd0f0100a.
Sep 14 08:05:33 Red kernel: eth0: increased Tx theshold, txcfg 0xd0f0100c.
Sep 14 08:05:33 Red kernel: eth0: increased Tx theshold, txcfg 0xd0f0100e.
Sep 14 08:05:34 Red kernel: eth0: increased Tx theshold, txcfg 0xd0f01010.
Sep 14 08:05:34 Red kernel: eth0: increased Tx theshold, txcfg 0xd0f01012.
Sep 14 08:06:31 Red kernel: eth0: increased Tx theshold, txcfg 0xd0f01014.
Sep 14 08:07:04 Red kernel: eth0: increased Tx theshold, txcfg 0xd0f01016.
Sep 14 08:29:13 Red kernel: eth0: increased Tx theshold, txcfg 0xd0f01018.

Like I realize that it has something to do with my NIC (netgear FA311) .... but I don't know
a: if it's bad
b: what to do about it

Maybe I shouldn't be worrying? I don't know

 

[Planetspectre]

My best guess is the NIC drivers. Are you using the lastest Linux FA311 drivers available for that card?

Spectre

 

[smp]

Whichever drivers RH 7.3 loaded during setup.

How would I update the drivers? Where can I find drivers?

edit: I found what is supposed to be the driver here.. how can I check versions on mine and this one?

 

[Planetspectre]

FA311 Drivers

I dont run Linux so I cant prvide much technical help. The link above should provide what you need.

Spectre

[BTW: I figured most of this out by running a Google search on the error message you had]

 

[smp]

Heh .. I was looking over at google.com/linux

oh well .. I see what you mean though, found that info on regular google .. still though, I have the driver and I'm pretty sure it's the latest one. I'm just wondering if this is a bad thing? Will it mess with my NIC performance? I don't want a buggy NIC in this machine as it's fileserver.

 

[Planetspectre]

It doesnt appear to be a critical problem from whats been written. Maybe simply reinstalling the driver will correct it.

Spectre

 

[n0cmonkey]

Get a better nic. I would recommend one of the Intel chipsets, ie Intel or Tulip based card. They seem to have the best drivers around in most of the OSes Ive tested them with. Intel chipsets are better than the tulip chipsets, but the tulip cards are cheaper and not bad.

 

[smp]

Thank you monkeyman! 😀
Nice .. now I have an excuse to hit the FS/FT forum .. not that i haven't been hitting it, and hard, lately anyways 🙂


🙁 my wallet hurts

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: smp
Thank you monkeyman! 😀
Nice .. now I have an excuse to hit the FS/FT forum .. not that i haven't been hitting it, and hard, lately anyways 🙂


🙁 my wallet hurts

I know the feeling... I might be getting a Sun Ultra something soon... 😛

Tx I think is transfer (Rx being recieve?), so it may not be able to send data any faster.