From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG  Tue Jul 12 05:36:00 2011
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Received: from mx2.freebsd.org (mx2.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::35])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CBF46106564A;
	Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:36:00 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from dougb@FreeBSD.org)
Received: from 65-241-43-4.globalsuite.net (hub.freebsd.org
	[IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::36])
	by mx2.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4658D1503BA;
	Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:36:00 +0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <4E1BDD3F.4090607@FreeBSD.org>
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:35:59 -0700
From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>
Organization: http://SupersetSolutions.com/
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64;
	rv:5.0) Gecko/20110706 Thunderbird/5.0
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: Charles Sprickman <spork@bway.net>
References: <alpine.OSX.2.00.1107042113000.2407@freemac>
	<20110706201509.GA5559@michelle.cdnetworks.com>
	<alpine.OSX.2.00.1107070121060.2407@freemac>
	<20110707174233.GB8702@michelle.cdnetworks.com>
	<alpine.OSX.2.00.1107072129310.2407@freemac>
	<5D267A3F22FD854F8F48B3D2B523819385C32D96B7@IRVEXCHCCR01.corp.ad.broadcom.com>
	<alpine.OSX.2.00.1107082009350.1070@freemac>
	<5D267A3F22FD854F8F48B3D2B523819385F12FE86B@IRVEXCHCCR01.corp.ad.broadcom.com>
	<alpine.OSX.2.00.1107112234460.1070@freemac>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.OSX.2.00.1107112234460.1070@freemac>
X-Enigmail-Version: 1.2pre
OpenPGP: id=1A1ABC84
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Cc: YongHyeon PYUN <pyunyh@gmail.com>,
	"freebsd-net@freebsd.org" <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>,
	David Christensen <davidch@broadcom.com>,
	David Christensen <davidch@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: bce packet loss
X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD <freebsd-net.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net>,
	<mailto:freebsd-net-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-net>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-net@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-net-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net>,
	<mailto:freebsd-net-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:36:00 -0000

On 07/11/2011 21:09, Charles Sprickman wrote:
> I've had it hammered into my brain over the years that for servers it's
> always best to set link speed and duplex manually at both ends to remove
> any possible issues with link negotiation.

That hasn't been the right thing to do for at least 8 years or so,
probably 10 or more.

Yes, back in the 90's when all of this stuff was still new it was not
uncommon to have autonegotiation issues, but any even sort of modern
hardware (on either side of the link) will do better with auto than not.


hth,

Doug

-- 

	Nothin' ever doesn't change, but nothin' changes much.
			-- OK Go

	Breadth of IT experience, and depth of knowledge in the DNS.
	Yours for the right price.  :)  http://SupersetSolutions.com/