Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 20:04:54 +0100 From: sthaug@nethelp.no To: all@biosys.net Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.5 PRERELEASE - Call for testing Message-ID: <3051.1009393494@verdi.nethelp.no> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 26 Dec 2001 13:02:11 -0500" References: <5.1.0.14.0.20011226125628.00b08e10@rfnj.org>
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> Tom's reply stated that if you turned auto-negotiation off by forcing a > speed/duplex setting on either end that it would cause problems. This > simply isn't true because you can't turn auto-negotating off, and forcing a > speed/duplex setting doesn't do this.. what it does do is forces the other > end to negotiate this setting, if it is available. The negotiation still > occurs. It's certainly possible that we're using the wrong terminology. The observation still stands (supported by *lots* of examples in practice): If you manually set duplex at one end, and leave it unconfigured (ie. auto-negotiation) at the other end, you will often get a duplex mismatch. Please don't try to claim that this doesn't happen. It does - even with new equipment from well known manufacturers. Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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