Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X : Installation : My network card keeps getting errors like, ``ed1: timeout''. What's going on?
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3.13. My network card keeps getting errors like, ``ed1: timeout''. What's going on?

This is usually caused by an interrupt conflict (e.g., two boards using the same IRQ). FreeBSD prior to 2.0.5R used to be tolerant of this, and the network driver would still function in the presence of IRQ conflicts. However, with 2.0.5R and later, IRQ conflicts are no longer tolerated.


Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X : Installation : My network card keeps getting errors like, ``ed1: timeout''. What's going on?
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