From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 5 14:21:26 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A6CC116A4CE; Fri, 5 Mar 2004 14:21:26 -0800 (PST) Received: from tea.blinkenlights.nl (tea.blinkenlights.nl [62.58.162.229]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 316DA43D39; Fri, 5 Mar 2004 14:21:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sten@blinkenlights.nl) Received: by tea.blinkenlights.nl (Postfix, from userid 101) id 7C3C133C; Fri, 5 Mar 2004 23:16:31 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tea.blinkenlights.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 768771BD; Fri, 5 Mar 2004 23:16:31 +0100 (CET) Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 23:16:31 +0100 (CET) From: Sten Spans To: Jason Mann In-Reply-To: <20040305192155.GD47394@beastie.b0rken.org> Message-ID: References: <20040305164638.GA47394@beastie.b0rken.org> <20040305105639.K470@light.sdf.com> <20040305192155.GD47394@beastie.b0rken.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: hme driver acting strangely X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 22:21:26 -0000 On Fri, 5 Mar 2004, Jason Mann wrote: > I have further information on this issue now. > > I've just fitted a Sun qfe card to the machine, and the 4 ports are detected > as hme2 thru hme5. > > This card does appear to negotiate full-duplex mode with the switch, and my > services can still listen on udp ports on that interface when it is in this > mode. > > If I try forcing full-duplex, the problem comes back. > > So, to summarise: > > - Old hme's won't auto negotiate, confirming Tom's comment. Only way to get > them in full-duplex mode is to force it. hme just aint all that, the bugger is that it's the most tested driver on sparc, em for instance is totally borken. > - New hme's/qfe's DO auto negotiate, so theres no need to force them to > full-duplex. > > - Any time you force full-duplex on an hme driven interface, udp ports > can't be listened on. > This is a bug somewhere in freebsd, iirc it was discused quite a while back on this list. Someone will have to do some more digging to see wether this is a new bug, or allready solved in current. -- Sten Spans "There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." Leonard Cohen - Anthem