Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 03:46:56 -0400 From: James <haesu@towardex.com> To: Christopher McCrory <chrismcc@pricegrabber.com> Cc: tackerman@freebsd.org Subject: Re: em driver problem with intel pro 1000xf - force 100/full Message-ID: <20040829074656.GA93946@scylla.towardex.com> In-Reply-To: <1093753691.8153.24.camel@wednesday.pricegrabber.com> References: <1093753691.8153.24.camel@wednesday.pricegrabber.com>
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On Sat, Aug 28, 2004 at 09:28:11PM -0700, Christopher McCrory wrote: > Hello... > > I am trying to use an Intel Pro 1000xf (Multimode fiber/SC connector) > card on a FreeBSD 4.10 system. The switch (not mine) I need to talk to > is not configured for auto-negotiation, but forced to 100/full. It is a > requirement on my side to be able to do this also. My (copper) Intel and broadcom > NICs do this fine, but the 1000xf errors out. > > ix# ifconfig em0 media 100BaseTX mediaopt full-duplex > ifconfig: SIOCSIFMEDIA: Device not configured > ix# ifconfig em0 media 100BaseSX mediaopt full-duplex There is no such standard that calls for 100BaseSX. Try 100BaseFX and see if it works for ya... HTH, -J -- James Jun TowardEX Technologies, Inc. Technical Lead Network Design, Consulting, IT Outsourcing james@towardex.com Boston-based Colocation & Bandwidth Services cell: 1(978)-394-2867 web: http://www.towardex.com , noc: www.twdx.net
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