Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 20:23:35 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cls@raggedclown.net> To: FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.Org Subject: Re: full/half duplex Message-ID: <20030228192335.GA10452@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <001201c2deb9$2b29a220$1508060a@furrie.net> References: <1046381078.2126.19.camel@ka0ttic> <001201c2deb9$2b29a220$1508060a@furrie.net>
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On Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 11:37:19PM -0000, Chris Phillips wrote: > Aaron wrote: - > I have a 3Com 3c900-Combo and ifconfig is reporting that it was in > half-duplex mode, so I booted up my 3com dos utility book disk and > checked and it was at half-duplex so I changed it to full. ifconfig is > still reporting it being half-duplex. Do I need to reinstall the driver > or something? How would I go about it? > > Chris Phillips wrote: > > Is it plugged into a hub or a switch? > > A hub will only do half duplex. > > A switch will do full duplex. > > Worth mentioning... > I don't know what the problem is but I do not think what you say is correct. A hub can do full duplex, at least in my previous experience. > Aaron wrote: - > Oh yes and btw, the nic that's hooked up to my cable modem, a 3c509B is > also set at full duplex by the 3com utility but it does not come up > half-duplex.. didnt know if this info would help. > Then... > Well, it was plugged into a hub. I just went downstairs and swapped the > hub with a switch, rebooted the freebsd box just to be sure, and xl0 > still came up half-duplex. any other ideas? > > *** > I think you could do with submitting a bit more info before anybody can > make any educated guesses. I'm definitely stuck without any more ;-) > > Chris > > > intY has scanned this email for all known viruses (www.inty.com) > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Regards Cliff [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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