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From: "Wojciech A. Koszek" <wkoszek@freebsd.org>
To: Alessandro de Manzano <ale@unixmania.net>
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Subject: Re: two problems with broadcom NICs
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On Sat, Mar 03, 2007 at 07:01:00PM +0100, Alessandro de Manzano wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 02, 2007 at 11:36:15AM +0000, Wojciech A. Koszek wrote:
> 
> > > What could be ? What could I try ? Ideas ?
> > 
> > You can check if changing the interface "UP" flag makes in any better:
> > 
> > 	ifconfig <interface> up
> 
> yep, this worked for use with my 2 switches.
> I today also tried with another switch and the NIC worked also without
> forcing it up.. :-|
> Maybe some weird in my previous cheap switches ? ;)

Unfortunately for FreeBSD, it's not a problem with your switches -- it's
rather driver's fault, since I've seen such issue before.

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Wojciech A. Koszek
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