TMM
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Alright, I tried a couple of things:
* Installed a 3Com Etherlink-III in the machine
* Downloaded a file of 20MB of random noise from one machine through the 3com interface (to a RAM disk)
* md5sum comparison between the files
* Installed a transceiver on the built-in SONIC ethernet
* Downloaded a file of 20MB of random noise from one machine through the SONIC interface (to a RAM disk)
* md5sum comparison between the files
I ran these tests multiple times and each time the file was fine, so at least there doesn't appear to be a generalized "DMA controller is bust" problem.
* Installed a 3Com Etherlink-III in the machine
* Downloaded a file of 20MB of random noise from one machine through the 3com interface (to a RAM disk)
* md5sum comparison between the files
* Installed a transceiver on the built-in SONIC ethernet
* Downloaded a file of 20MB of random noise from one machine through the SONIC interface (to a RAM disk)
* md5sum comparison between the files
I ran these tests multiple times and each time the file was fine, so at least there doesn't appear to be a generalized "DMA controller is bust" problem.