Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 14:46:13 +0000 From: Olafur Osvaldsson <oli@isnic.is> To: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com> Cc: freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: network errors Message-ID: <20021119144613.GP19604@isnic.is> In-Reply-To: <3DDA44F7.3020500@iaces.com> References: <20021119131950.GM19604@isnic.is> <3DDA44F7.3020500@iaces.com>
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Paul, The switch should be fine, I have 2 other machines that are exactly the same except running solaris and this one also used to run solaris all connected to this switch. /Oli On Tue, 19 Nov 2002, Paul Root wrote: > What kind of switch are you plugging into? Older versions of Solaris > and older versions of code on Cisco Catalysts have a real hard time > playing together. > > Olafur Osvaldsson wrote: > >Hi, > >A short time ago I installed FreeBSD to sparc for the first time, > >everything > >has been excellent except when I tried to set the hme interface to 100MB-FD > >in the ifconfig setup at startup from rc.conf. > >When I try that the interface goes up and I can ping the localhost and the > >local > >IP address but am unable to get any traffic to or from the network, the > >switch > >also shows the interface as up but sees no traffic from it. > > > >If I on the other hand start the machine without the media and mediaopt > >flags > >for ifconfig in rc.conf and run "ifconfig media 100baseTX mediaopt > >full-duplex" > >by hand after startup I have no problems and the interface is fixed to that > >speed and duplex. > > > >System info: > > > >FreeBSD fundinn.rhnet.is 5.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT #0: Tue Nov 19 > >11:45:38 GMT 2002 root@fundinn.rhnet.is:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC > >sparc64 > > > >on Sun netra T1 > > > >If you need more info just ask... > > > >/Oli > > > > -- > Paul T. Root E/Mail: proot@iaces.com > 600 Stinson Blvd, Fl 1S PAG: +1 (877) 693-7155 > Minneapolis, MN 55413 WRK: +1 (612) 664-3385 > NIC: PTR FAX: +1 (612) 664-4779 > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message -- Olafur Osvaldsson Systems Administrator Internet a Islandi hf. Tel: +354 525-5291 Email: oli@isnic.is To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message
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