Sun 386i screen freezing problem

[Stefan Mochnacki]

Some weeks ago I asked for help regarding an annoying frreze up of my 386i
every few minutes. Here's a summary of the replies:

The Ethernet controller has a bug, such that if it is connected to a
network with no traffic for 240 or 255 seconds, it resets itself,
resulting in no screen output for 4 or 5 seconds. This annoying bug does
not show up if the system is on a busy Ethernet or has networking
disabled. Sun are working on a fix. If you have two or more workstations
on the network, you can make them ping each other every four minutes or
less to prevent the freeze-up. A 386i ith a couple of lightly-used PC's on
its network is outa luck until Sun fixes the bug.

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