Re: transmission error messages

[Seth Arnold <sarnold_(_at_)_willamette_(_dot_)_edu>]

James, I get those on my box frequently. I think it normally happens
at the first large network activity after booting.

I think it basically means a dynamic buffer was created, and the NIC
send out the packets in the buffer before the CPU expected. I haven't
noticed any big problems, but then, this firewall/nat box only services
three other machines at the moment. :)

* James Moore <jim_(_dot_)_moore_(_at_)_firelinedsl_(_dot_)_com> [001015 01:33]:
> Got several of these error messages the other day at the console 
> (different numbers, but the text of the messages were the same):
> 
> xl0: transmission error: 90
> xl0: tx underrun, increasing tx start threshold to 120
> 
> I'd appreciate it if someone could provide a brief explanation of what 
> these messages mean, and point me toward any available resources that 
> might shed more light.
> 
> Thanks,
> James Moore
>