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Subject: Re: Fw: configure 100BaseT
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On Thu, 2 Sep 1999, Ludwig Pummer wrote:

> Oops. Right you are! When I was looking at the ifconfig manpage, I saw
> the "mediaopt" parameter but not the "media" parameter.
> 
> mediaopts _can_ take a comma delimited list, but multiple options
> wouldn't work/make sense for the options the xl driver has.

Just wondering if you know of any instance this would come in handy for...
/me slapping myself for adding more into the brain housing group ;^)

- Todd

> 
> --Ludwig Pummer <ludwigp@bigfoot.com>
> 
> Todd Backman wrote:
> > 
> > I may be wrong but I think that 'mediaopt' is used for setting the duplex
> > modes. Also not sure if you can use commas in the ifconfig line... You may
> > want to try:
> > 
> > ifconfig_xl0="inet 172.16.1.100 netmask 255.255.255.0 media 100basetx
> > mediaopt full-duplex"
> > 
> > - Todd
> > 
> > On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Ludwig Pummer wrote:
> > 
> > > Well, if you're currently using the 3c905, then I suppose you already
> > > have a line in rc.conf that begins with ifconfig_xl0. You simply need to
> > > add "mediaopt 100baseTX,full-duplex", so you get a line that looks
> > > something like: (substituting your IP address and netmask, of course)
> > >
> > > ifconfig_xl0="inet 172.16.1.100 netmask 255.255.255.0 mediaopt
> > > 100baseTX,full-duplex"
> > >
> > > --Ludwig Pummer <ludwigp@bigfoot.com>
> 




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