Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:38:45 +1030 From: "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Cc: Zoltan Frombach <zoltan@frombach.com> Subject: Re: VIA Rhine II network card Message-ID: <200411161338.52340.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> In-Reply-To: <000201c4cb88$03b76d40$e001a8c0@p4>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:27, Zoltan Frombach wrote: > It could be a full-duplex/half duplex mismatch issue. Try not to use > auto-negotiation. You can set your interface to "fixed" full-duplex (or > half-duplex) in /etc/rc.conf You must match the setting with the other > side of your connection (eg. your switch). I've found vr(4) devices (which are very common in Via chipset motherboards) don't like talking to some switches and I need to force half duplex then unplug and replug the cable :( -- Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au "The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from." -- Andrew Tanenbaum GPG Fingerprint - 5596 B766 97C0 0E94 4347 295E E593 DC20 7B3F CE8C [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBBmW9E5ZPcIHs/zowRAh7FAJ4jyvXwlnnTzD69J8+6xs1xfneSXwCeK8Ld UVc3NT4G7pCGdBzOfpLIQg8= =Xt1p -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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