From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 8 02:32:04 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC859CC for ; Fri, 8 Feb 2013 02:32:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sinister@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ie0-x235.google.com (mail-ie0-x235.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c03::235]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A01C3E9A for ; Fri, 8 Feb 2013 02:32:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ie0-f181.google.com with SMTP id 17so4498987iea.12 for ; Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:32:04 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:message-id:from:to:references:subject:date:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:x-priority:x-msmail-priority :x-mailer:x-mimeole; bh=521Rbb+TDc3JCt3Nst/9tPqtUwJ1gRIeTVz8EJSLVC0=; b=SsERnzm2wn29vreuRsJkluAmoDB2nJKzB+CR/Okaabix5X4KKJpCRk31Ibe8QOnBz5 K73bziT3vw3QnNroiElg8jNhzxhThOIjwhq/o598F8y9T9yngk5TvSndgq8L8qWIbgmV MjlB3C86aUP1ERBnQQrFHJNpTuLvqMYfuvZ1pIQe/S00B+4kaMPV5rvqUCkaOAboZ9pC d2iEUeVboFP1HYNDZaPy1JB62WY1l6yqnhCVze1DLljJZYxvi8vCLUX7bmIisX65LO0O rubx9MKz2sHFvXfcDbayPB8rmfWZG8EVHw4uVrpjd+4w09crNiPyytrLUqnrnvv7lBPV NYHg== X-Received: by 10.42.11.203 with SMTP id v11mr6378170icv.28.1360290724342; Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:32:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from dts (abaddon.markofthebeast.ca. [216.8.139.47]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id px5sm12265998igc.0.2013.02.07.18.32.03 (version=TLSv1 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:32:03 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <48071C801E57457A9A291B94F284D9A5@dts> From: "Sin" To: , "Ronald F. Guilmette" References: <18410.1360281197@tristatelogic.com> Subject: Re: Question: Why ain't I getting gigabit speed? Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 21:32:12 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5931 X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2013 02:32:04 -0000 Maybe you're not using all 4 pairs in the CAT 6 cable. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronald F. Guilmette" To: 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" >