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Date:      Fri, 25 Jan 2002 17:06:49 -0800
From:      "Bruce A. Mah" <bmah@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
Cc:        TD790@aol.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, tcarroll@codebig.com
Subject:   Re: if_rl autodetect problems? 
Message-ID:  <200201260106.g0Q16nN80267@bmah.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <20020125154158.A70241@xor.obsecurity.org> 
References:  <16b.7bc23bd.298345d9@aol.com> <20020125154158.A70241@xor.obsecurity.org>

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If memory serves me right, Kris Kennaway wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 25, 2002 at 06:35:53PM -0500, TD790@aol.com wrote:
> >=20
> > A MB with an onboard RTL8100 autonegotiates a 100Mb/s FDX connection ok o=
> n  a=20
> > crossover an a 10/100 switch, but it doesnt detect a 10Mb/s hub at all in=
> =20
> > 4.4-RELEASE. Is this a known problem?
> 
> The realtek is known to be a crap NIC, yes :) Autodetection is one of
> its failings.

I seem to remember a driver probe message in -CURRENT (not MFC-ed IIRC)
that at least pointed this out as a problem...we ought to MFC this
change after the release because this comes up from time to time.

Bruce.



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