Subject: Re: Unexpected Disconnects
From: Chris G. Sellers (sellers@Oakland.edu)
Date: Wed Nov 29 2000 - 07:58:20 EST
Does your client, MacOS, have the TCP/IP control panel set to unload the
TCP/IP stack when not in use? (under the options button)
> On Tue, 28 Mar 2000, brendan bowden wrote:
>
> > The Mac lab I'm in charge of has a really annoying problem... on a seemingly
> > random basis, my Macs pop up with a "Server has unexpectedly disconnected"
> > message. Happens on both TCP/IP and Appletalk logins, and OSes 8.5-9.0.4.
>
> My problem was due to a broken RTL8139: it send messages like:
> Tx Buffer Overflow
> to the /v/l/msg. Right after such an overflow all the macs were
> disconnected. After replacing the card by a fresh one, that box is up now
> for 170 days without a single quirk.
>
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