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From: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net>
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Subject: Re: Problem with fxp0 card and slowing/dying  transmits
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 00:42:12 -0500
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On 5 Jan 2001 03:49:25 -0500, in sentex.lists.freebsd.net you wrote:
> Yup....     Set to 100/TX via ifconfig  -=20
>
>Ifconfig -a shows:
>fxp0: flags=3D8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
>media: 100baseTX status: active
>        supported media: autoselect 100baseTX <full-duplex> 100baseTX
>10baseT/UTP <full-duplex> 10baseT/UTP
>
> The switch is showing:  100Mbps/Half/BP-Off
>
>   =20
> As opposed to another server on the same switch, set to auto.
>
>ifconfig -a
>media: autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex>) status: active
>        supported media: autoselect 100baseTX <full-duplex> 100baseTX
>10baseT/UTP <full-duplex> 10baseT/UTP
>
> The switch shows: 100Mbps/Full/Enabled (IEEE 802.3x)
>
>
> Hmm Even if I force the switch to full duplex it does not seem to =
change the
>server to full duplex when using autonegotiate via ifconfig..   What is =
the
>right syntax to force full neg via ifconfig?

ifconfig fxp0 autoselect

However, with some switches, its a waste of time.  Best to set things
manually on both ends if you can.

ifconfig fxp0 media 100baseTX mediaopt full-duplex

netstat -ni
and=20
netstat -s
will show duplex mismatches typically on input errors.

	---Mike

Mike Tancsa  (mdtancsa@sentex.net)	=09
Sentex Communications Corp,   	=09
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
"Given enough time, 100 monkeys on 100 routers=20
could setup a national IP network." (KDW2)


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