Hi, > Hello, > > On a recently installed SL5.2 x86_64 server configured with bonding > of ethernet interfaces, the machine was freezed during the night and > with no activity. I found at least one reference to a similar > problem : > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468027 > > I am wondering if some of you had the same problem and if there is > a chance that it is fixed soon... I find it quite serious. > > Here is the config : > > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 > ONBOOT=yes > DEVICE=eth0 > TYPE=Ethernet > BOOTPROTO=none > MASTER=bond0 > SLAVE=yes > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1 > ONBOOT=yes > DEVICE=eth1 > TYPE=Ethernet > BOOTPROTO=none > MASTER=bond0 > SLAVE=yes > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-bond0 > ONBOOT=yes > DEVICE=bond0 > TYPE=Ethernet > BOOTPROTO=static > IPADDR=134.158.24.132 > NETMASK=255.255.248.0 > BROADCAST=134.158.31.255 > /etc/modprobe.conf > alias eth0 bnx2 > alias eth1 bnx2 > alias scsi_hostadapter megaraid_sas > alias scsi_hostadapter1 ata_piix > alias bond0 bonding > options bonding miimon=100 mode=4 For this (on a 5.2 i386 box), I have: options bond0 mode=1 miimon=100 use_carrier=1 and it's never failed. I haven't yet used bonding on SL5.2 x86_64. Regards, Michael. > Thanks > > JM > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Jean-michel BARBET | Tel: +33 (0)2 51 85 84 86 > Laboratoire SUBATECH Nantes France | Fax: +33 (0)2 51 85 84 79 > CNRS-IN2P3/Ecole des Mines/Universite | E-Mail: [log in to unmask] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- End of Original Message -------