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Date:      Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:00:46 +0100
From:      Fabian Keil <freebsd-listen@fabiankeil.de>
To:        Thiago Esteves <thiago_est@yahoo.com.br>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Applying short cable fix (reg=ee)
Message-ID:  <20051216160046.77357710@TP51.local>
In-Reply-To: <20051216141522.2483.qmail@web30014.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References:  <20051216141522.2483.qmail@web30014.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

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Thiago Esteves <thiago_est@yahoo.com.br> wrote:

> Hi, I'm from Brazil. My ethernet interface is a "sis".  During boot
> it sends the message: 
>    
>                sis0: Applying short cable fix (reg=ee)
>    
>    
>   What's it ?   Help me ! 

Excerpt from /usr/src/sys/pci/if_sis.c:
/*
 * Some DP83815s experience problems when used with short
 * (< 30m/100ft) Ethernet cables in 100BaseTX mode. This
 * sequence adjusts the DSP's signal attenuation to fix the
 * problem.
 */

Fabian
-- 
http://www.fabiankeil.de/

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