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To: mike@sentex.net (Mike Tancsa)
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Subject: Re: fxp0 and full duplex 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 01 Nov 1997 00:27:04 GMT."
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From: David Greenman <dg@root.com>
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Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 16:36:32 -0800
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>On Fri, 31 Oct 1997 00:50:20 -0800, in sentex.lists.freebsd.misc you
>wrote:
>
>>>
>>>tu full-duplex mode?
>>
>>   If it is connected to a switch that does NWAY negotiation, then it will
>>automatically set full-duplex. Otherwise, use:
>>
>>ifconfig fxp0 media 100basetx mediaopt full-duplex
>
>Is there any way to tell after the fact if the card is in full duplex
>mode ?

   No, but trust me. :-)
   Seriously, there really should be a way to sense the mode when it is in
"autoselect" so that it can be displayed with ifconfig.

-DG

David Greenman
Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project