Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2022 14:06:26 -0400 From: Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> To: David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: Strange interaction between NIC, SSD and motherboard Message-ID: <CAGBxaX=EBzy3pjeMmgTxGpkNUuUHc1GZebuKeZcC2zBzhAF=bw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <9ff62e53-f3c7-622b-8af9-f5d8d4cedf3b@holgerdanske.com> References: <CAGBxaXny=SNkQt3oVL3RCaXcAWLKWxHD-mx=rUsjFtxX7ECAwg@mail.gmail.com> <9b92958b-0b67-0622-f5ec-b145fb8b569c@holgerdanske.com> <CAGBxaX=UyReMCJKzwh%2BqktjQZFTbvfVW4as=TGY9UezK%2ButC=A@mail.gmail.com> <20220730090027.0c5705ab@archlinux> <CAFYkXj=UwVzHEzpK6TVifZYSX3msqb=LL3GVOGoHF9MEJ-hK%2BQ@mail.gmail.com> <20220730140413.3e7fc4c9@archlinux> <20220730141612.4e77eb84@archlinux> <CAGBxaX=_TaWDDhP54gOEQfqFjjd-FPrRdVAYwEiZuCdQOp8HFQ@mail.gmail.com> <9ff62e53-f3c7-622b-8af9-f5d8d4cedf3b@holgerdanske.com>
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On Sat, Jul 30, 2022 at 1:50 PM David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> wrote: > > On 7/30/22 08:57, Aryeh Friedman wrote: > > On Sat, Jul 30, 2022 at 8:16 AM Ralf Mardorf <ralf-mardorf@riseup.net> wrote: > >> > >> On Sat, 30 Jul 2022 14:04:13 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > >>> For rare use a very cheap crimp pliers does the job and having a few > >>> network and telephone connectors in stock is helpful in case of > >>> emergency, e.g. when a cable is broken, while all shops are closed. > >> > >> PS: OTOH if laying the cable isn't a lot of work, it's nicer to have a > >> few spare cables on hand. Repairing might be still better for the > >> environment ;). > > > > Besides I have butter fingers (Just coordinated enough to install a > > card in a empty slot) and am color blind (forget the remaking the > > cable for that reason) > > > On 7/30/22 00:00, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > > ... how about hot glue? > > > If you hold a Category 5e or Category 6 cable in the motherboard RJ-45 > port, does Ethernet work? If so, a piece of tape or a drop of glue at > the cable/ motherboard connectors and/or tying the cable in place with > velcro strips, string, tape, etc., would eliminate the NIC problems. Tried tape and it is too close to the only USB connector on the back to be workable and I need to remove the connector on rare occasions to test what my code does with no network connection (just ifconfig XXX down is not always enough). As for glue I am worried due to my butter fingers that somehow I will glew my fingers together or somehow to the MOBO or case. -- Aryeh M. Friedman, Lead Developer, http://www.PetiteCloud.org
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