Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 09:23:15 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Bill Vermillion <bill@bilver.magicnet.net> Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: network hangs Message-ID: <37A071E3.9E565046@softweyr.com> References: <199907280243.WAA10638@bilver.magicnet.net>
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Bill Vermillion wrote:
>
> Steven Grady recently said:
> > I got a response to my question; I thought I'd reply to the list.
>
> > > I have a question about this.
>
> > > > de0: enabling 10baseT port
> > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> > > Shouldn't that be 100baseT? Or does the kernel not report this.
>
> > I'm not sure, but the connection is definitely 100 Mbit, as verified
> > by a fast transfer of a large file But meanwhile, we reconfigured the
> > interface to talk at 10Mbit, but that didn't help.
>
> I have heard of instances where auto-negotiation failed - and
> the best bet was to configure the NIC card to be physically at
> one speed or the other.
And the switch port, too. If you've got a 100BaseTX card plugged into a
switch, just hardwire both for 100BaseTX FullDuplex and be happy.
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Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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