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Subject: Re: 1000BaseSX 1000BaseLX confusion?
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Steve Shorter wrote:

>Howdy!
>
>	I was wondering how come the listed media types supported
>by sk(4) and em(4) is only 1000BaseSX. Even for single mode
>1000BaseLX NICs such as sk 9841 and Intel PWLA8490LX, ifconfig
>show the media type as 1000BaseSX. Though the NIC appears to operate in
>single mode connected to a LX switch port ok.
>
>	From what I can understand SX supports only multimode fibre
>and LX supports both.
>
>	How come there isn't 1000BaseLX for a displayed media type, and
>is it really single mode?
>  
>

The driver does not make a difference between the optics installed on 
the card. Maybe it should?

Pete