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To: tobias.pirzer@stud.fh-regensburg.de
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Subject: Re: rl1 : SIOCSIFMEDIA: Device not configured
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"tobias.pirzer" schrieb:
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> I' ve got a little problem with my ethernetcard ( a noname (LinxPRO )with
> realtek - chip - device rl ) - as long as I use a crosslink cable or a switch
> everything works fine and fast, but if take my hub ( the switch isnt mine
> :(((    )
> the transfers get realy sloooooowwwww ( about 8 - 10 k ).
> So i thought the solution would be to force half-duplex, but when i try
> to give ifconfig the option ' mediaopt half-duplex '  it returns with
> error :          ifconfig: SIOCSIFMEDIA: Device not configured
> 
> man rl and some other postings also think mediaopt half-duplex to be the
> solution for my problem ?
> Can anyone help me ?

Before you utilize mediaopts, the interface has to be braught down. The
mediaopts should be set while configuring the interface.

HTH
-Christoph Sold

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