Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 10:53:35 +0200 From: Martin <nakal@web.de> To: "Jack Vogel" <jfvogel@gmail.com> Cc: Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: em(4) on FreeBSD is sometimes annoying Message-ID: <20080804105335.4cd5df47@zelda.local> In-Reply-To: <2a41acea0808021601u13147294r9dc44a737119648@mail.gmail.com> References: <20080801142005.473c17ca@zelda.local> <20080801124224.GA17183@eos.sc1.parodius.com> <20080802070015.7f64c862@web.de> <20080802125553.d9c83a55.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <20080802224046.3b547283@web.de> <2a41acea0808021601u13147294r9dc44a737119648@mail.gmail.com>
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--Sig_/VYtn9nwgbhwGaqfJ+p++luG Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Am Sat, 2 Aug 2008 16:01:35 -0700 schrieb "Jack Vogel" <jfvogel@gmail.com>: Hi, > > After I typed "/etc/rc.d/netif restart", I waited until I get > > "giving up" message. Then I plugged the cable in. After about 30 > > seconds the link LED was on. I noticed that at this point I > > couldn't get an address using DHCP. >=20 > Well DUH, the agent exited, thats why it said "giving up" :) > That ain't complex behavior, its behaving as designed. I'm describing the circumstances WHEN everything happens. I was trying to show you that even the cable is plugged in you cannot get an IP. The NIC is in a kind of "dead" state. > Ya, so the update is slow, the fact that the LED is blinking means you > have an autoneg failure, so again, its your switch not the NIC. I have this problem with every kind of switch. The switch at home is a 100Mbit switch made by Digitus (5-port). > Let me guess, you have some 100Mb home router and you are trying > to plug a gig nic into it and forcing the speed maybe? This is true except for the "forcing the speed" part. It's set to "media: Ethernet autoselect". > I asked for a hardware list, now that includes the switch. Digitus DN-5001C: http://www.amazon.de/Assmann-Digitus-DN-5001C-Switch-Fast/dp/B0009FHTWI -- Martin --Sig_/VYtn9nwgbhwGaqfJ+p++luG Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkiWw48ACgkQC3yNaKlBCg38mwCcDKdfQcFlfV1+oDtju5HN4Diu a8EAoJFg62rMZKPmBgg5DVADDyK5+vdQ =Jw9l -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/VYtn9nwgbhwGaqfJ+p++luG--
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