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Subject: Re: crossover cables, dec 21041 nic, fbsd vs nt
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Many thanks; manually configuring full duplex did wonders for
performance.

Gary

Olaf Hoyer wrote:

> So it is a PCI card, supporting 3 connectors. I had similar hassle with
> some 3com 509 ISA cards, where it was a pain to set the correct
> connector type, also regarding the correct duplex setting (full/half)
...
> a hub is always half-duplex (a switch is full or half), and I also
> experienced some old 21040 cards that needed to be fully brought up with
> an IP to detect their connection status.
> 
> I could guess that the NT box has some problems with the autoneg on
> their side, try setting it in the NT driver to a fixed speed/duplex
> setting.
>