Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!altnet!ernie!animal
From: animal@ernie.NECAM.COM (Alan R. Silverman)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: "ie0: Ethernet jammed" on a Sun 4/110
Summary: me2
Keywords: ethernet jam
Message-ID: <135@ernie.NECAM.COM>
Date: 2 Sep 88 23:51:16 GMT
References: <1670@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu> <5720@ihlpf.ATT.COM> <347@taeva.UUCP>
Organization: NEC America RATS, San Jose, CA
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	I have some of the same problems.  I noticed that on some of the
machines, the connector was a bit loose or slightly bent down.  When I
straighten out the connector, the errors disappear for a while.

	Another possibility is, your backbone may be too close to a 
florescent light or other 'noisy' object.  One time, someone layed a
florescent light unit next to the end of my backbone cable, in a dark
corner and the ethernet went into cardiac arrest with nothing but
ie0: Ethernet jammed  messages blasting the consoles!!!  

-animal