Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 21:29:09 -0700 (MST) From: Wes Peters <softweyr@xmission.com> To: David Malone <dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Hard wiring media type on de0 driver. Message-ID: <199711080429.VAA25638@obie.softweyr.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <9711071145.aa19169@salmon.maths.tcd.ie> References: <9711071145.aa19169@salmon.maths.tcd.ie>
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David Malone writes:
> Our hubs reset themselves this morning with an interesting
> side effect. It takes about 90 seconds for the hubs to restart.
> During this time the the two machines we have with de based
> ethernet cards with both UTP and Co-ax connectors decided to
> switch to co-ax. Naturally when the hubs came back the cards
> didn't....
>
> Using "ifconfig de0 media UTP" fixed the problem. At the moment
> I don't say what media type to use when initially ifconfig'ing
> the card. If I did would the card refuse to change media unless
> ifconfig'ed again? It would be nice to have some protection
> from this.
Nope, they'll shut off anytime you lose the connectivity. I don't think
they actually switched; "ifconfig de0 up" will bring them back also.
I'd suggest either a better hub (90 seconds to restart a hub?) or a UPS
for your network stack. I have suggestions on quality networking
components if you're in the market. ;^)
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
http://www.xmission.com/~softweyr softweyr@xmission.com
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