Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 09:40:57 -0400 From: "Robin P. Blanchard" <Robin_Blanchard@gactr.uga.edu> To: stable@freebsd.org Subject: gigabit woes (still) Message-ID: <3B2F5669.B3021F5@gactr.uga.edu>
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a quick summary: we tried installing two different gigabit nics into one of our backup servers. first we tried device wx, then device ti. both autonegotiated to 1000Mb fdx; but provided only 2.67MB/s transfer rates. backing out to the original 100Mb fdx card left us still with 2.67MB/s transfer rates. so our backup server is currently in this 2.67MB/s limbo. i then installed device ti into another test box with a working 100Mb fdx nic. the same problem arose. i removed the card, installed several different types of 100Mb fdx nics and all were frozen at 2.67MB/s with no errors at the box or at the switch. the only way i was able to get that box back to a realistic 100Mb fdx state was by reinstalling the machine. obviously, reinstalling the backup server is a last effort and a not very likable solution. any ideas on how to get this production beast back to 100Mb fdx? (forcing the connection at both ends has no effect). finally, has anyone else found gigabit networking with freebsd and extreme switching hardware incompatible? i must conclude that this is the case as we've tried multiple gigabit nics in multiple freebsd boxes attached to various extreme switches using multiple fiber cables. -- ------------------------------------ Robin P. Blanchard IT Program Specialist Georgia Center for Continuing Ed. fon: 706.542.2404 fax: 706.542.6546 email: Robin_Blanchard@gactr.uga.edu ------------------------------------ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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