Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 09:00:52 -0400 From: Natty Rebel <dervish@ikhala.tcimet.net> To: Pierre <pierre@globalserve.net> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't set Full Duplex on 3COM 3C905B-TX Message-ID: <19990526090032.A18244@ikhala.tcimet.net> In-Reply-To: <374B4FEE.38763715@globalserve.net>; from Pierre on Tue, May 25, 1999 at 09:35:43PM -0400 References: <374B4FEE.38763715@globalserve.net>
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Quoting Pierre (pierre@globalserve.net): > I am having difficulty to make my nic using Duplex. The nic setting is > autodetect, but even I tried to force it to full duplex, freeBSD still > showing half-duplex during boot time. > > Can someone point out what I am missing here? A couple of things did you try using the 'mediaopt full-duplex' in your /etc/rc.conf? (i.e. ifconfig_xl0="inet nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn netmask nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn mediaopt full-duplex") The other thing is to check that the hub or switch you're connecting to supports full duplex. Don't forget 'man xl' hth ... > > Here is some information of my box. > > OS: FreeBSD 3.1 > NIC: 3COM 3C905B-TX (setting is autodetect) > > pollo:/opt/openssl-0.9.3# ifconfig -a > xl0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > inet 192.168.0.2 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255 > ether 00:10:5a:1b:d8:3d > media: 100baseTX <half-duplex> > supported media: autoselect 100baseTX <full-duplex> 100baseTX > <half-duplex> 100baseTX 10baseT/UTP <full-duplex> 10baseT/UTP > <half-duplex> 10baseT/UTP > lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384 > inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 > ppp0: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > sl0: flags=c010<POINTOPOINT,LINK2,MULTICAST> mtu 552 > tun0: flags=8151<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,PROMISC,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > inet 209.90.137.234 --> 209.90.128.100 netmask 0xffffff00 > > > -- > Best Regards, > > > Pierre \\|// > (o o) > -----------oOOo-(_)-oOOo------------------ > mailto:pierre(at)globalserve(dot)net > ========================================== > Dodge: Dead Or Dying Garbage Emitter > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message #;^) -- natty rebel harder than the rest ... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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