Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 15:01:35 -0500 From: dennis <dennis@etinc.com> To: Dru Nelson <dnelson@slip.net> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: de driver - STILL needs a patch? Message-ID: <3.0.32.19971222150134.00a5bbb0@etinc.com>
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At 10:53 AM 12/22/97 -0800, Dru Nelson wrote: > >autodetect with 100Base-T doesn't always work. It is best to >set the interface to a certain speed and duplex. (This was confirmed for >me with Ultrasparc boxes and Cisco CAT5000 devices.) I have >heard similar stories with other manufacturers products. > > >Dru > >On Mon, 22 Dec 1997, dennis wrote: > >> >> de? still doesnt always comes up at 100Mb/s on boot (cant autodetect) with >> the -C rev devices. with v2.22 there was a patch to make all that work....is >> there a patch that makes 2.2.5 work? >> >> Why can't this stuff get commited after half a year? >> >> Dennis Actually, I wrote it backwards....it always comes up at 100Mb/s, but it is on a 10Mb/s hub. There was a patch for this for 2.2.2..(Matt's driver I think)..is there a patch, or is de no longer supported. Another question.... will the old de driver patch work with 2.2.5, because whatever is in the release really sucks. Dennis
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