From owner-freebsd-net Mon Aug 28 14:32: 9 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from jade.chc-chimes.com (jade.chc-chimes.com [216.28.46.6]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0EB7E37B424 for ; Mon, 28 Aug 2000 14:32:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: by jade.chc-chimes.com (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 9AE9D1C66; Mon, 28 Aug 2000 17:32:01 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 17:32:01 -0400 From: Bill Fumerola To: Brian Reichert Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Macronix NIC not up to snuff? Message-ID: <20000828173201.L33771@jade.chc-chimes.com> References: <20000828165847.A9262@numachi.com> <20000828170838.J33771@jade.chc-chimes.com> <20000828173009.G8519@numachi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0i In-Reply-To: <20000828173009.G8519@numachi.com>; from reichert@numachi.com on Mon, Aug 28, 2000 at 05:30:09PM -0400 X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 3.3-STABLE i386 Sender: owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Mon, Aug 28, 2000 at 05:30:09PM -0400, Brian Reichert wrote: > > > Both of these boxes work fine with our FlowPoint DSL router, a > > > cheesy 3Com 10bT hub, and an even cheesier Ark Technologies > > > autosensing switch. > > > > > > I'm installing a Cisco Catalyst 2924 XL running IOS Version > > > 11.2(8)SA3. > > > > Crisco ethernet switches are notorious for screwing up autodetect. > > That may very well be, but only these cards are suffering. > > > Force them with media or mediaopt, and force the duplex and speed > > on the cisco and see if that helps. > > This might be a useful workaraound (which I'll try later), but it > doesn't clear my worries that it's the NIC+OS combination that's > wonky... Logically, you say the combination works find with: A dsl router a 3com hub an offbrand switch but it doesn't work with: the cisco. search the mail archives, this has been brought up before. -- Bill Fumerola - Network Architect, BOFH / Chimes, Inc. billf@chimesnet.com / billf@FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message