Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 21:32:12 -0500 From: "Sin" <sinister@gmail.com> To: <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>, "Ronald F. Guilmette" <rfg@tristatelogic.com> Subject: Re: Question: Why ain't I getting gigabit speed? Message-ID: <48071C801E57457A9A291B94F284D9A5@dts> References: <18410.1360281197@tristatelogic.com>
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Maybe you're not using all 4 pairs in the CAT 6 cable. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronald F. Guilmette" <rfg@tristatelogic.com> To: <freebsd-net@freebsd.org> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 6:53 PM Subject: Question: Why ain't I getting gigabit speed? > > > Apologies for following up on myself, but I just now found this: > > https://support.freenas.org/ticket/894 > > This thread would suggest that I ain't alone in experienceing this > problem with the RTL8110S. > > That other guy apparently solved his problem by just simply switching > to a CAT6 cable. I however am already using CAT6 cables, and the problem > for me still exists. > > I tried adding: > > media 1000baseTX > > to my ifconfig_re0= line in my /etc/rc.conf file (and then rebooting), > however when I did that, a subsequent "ifconfig -a" showed that indeed, > the card had now been correctly configured to speak 1000baseT, however > it also said: > > status: no carrier > > even though the thing most definitely _is_ still plugged in to my > E2000 router, and I could not ping anything else, even on my own LAN. > > So I'm still stuck, and still looking for an answer. How can I get this > card working at gigabit speed? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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