I hope I could get the answers for the issue I have.
On my eth0 interface, the RX dropped counter is quite high as below
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eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1c:c0:32:a5:b4
inet addr:192.168.102.19 Bcast:192.168.102.23 Mask:255.255.255.248
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:3030 errors:0 dropped:3229297126 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:3353 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:475825 (464.6 KiB) TX bytes:2332683 (2.2 MiB)
Interrupt:220 Base address:0xc000
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01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 0001
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 220
Region 0: I/O ports at 2000 [size=256]
Region 2: Memory at 88200000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Region 4: Memory at 88000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64K]
Expansion ROM at 88020000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable+
Address: 00000000fee0300c Data: 41e1
Capabilities: [70] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 01
DevCap: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <8us
ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr+ UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr+ TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <64us
ClockPM+ Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk-
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
Capabilities: [ac] MSI-X: Enable- Mask- TabSize=2
Vector table: BAR=4 offset=00000000
PBA: BAR=4 offset=00000800
Capabilities: [cc] Vital Product Data <?>
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169
Is the high figure of dropped counter because of RTL8101E does not support jumbo frames? But how come, the MTU is only 1500? What is possibly causing that high dropped anyway?
FYI, I am using lenny, but kernel 2.6.25-2-686 from sid as that is the most stable combination for my system so far, after quite a lot of trying different combinations.
Thanks a lot in advance for your help.
Anto