Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 14:49:34 -0700 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: paul@originative.co.uk Cc: pascal@www.zvartnots.am, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FXP Message-ID: <199905182149.OAA22224@implode.root.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 18 May 1999 18:53:41 BST." <A6D02246E1ABD2119F5200C0F0303D10FF53@octopus>
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>> -----Original Message----- >> From: David Greenman [mailto:dg@root.com] >> Sent: 17 May 1999 20:00 >> To: pascal@www.zvartnots.am >> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >> Subject: Re: FXP >> >> >> >Hello! >> >Guys I've got a problem with Intel Etherexpress Pro. >> >It works VERY slow (30-40 KB/sec). >> >The adapter is plugged in a Catalyst switch, so IMO it must >> be OK with >> >autoneg protocols. >> >> Cisco switches typically don't autonegotiate correctly. > >It's easy to confirm this, hit the push button on the front of the Catalyst >to display the settings and find out if it negotiated 100/full or whether >it's running at a lower setting. > >> You'll need to >> force both ends to 100/full (or whatever) in order to set the >> correct mode. >> Something like "ifconfig fxp0 media 100basetx mediaopt full-duplex" > >Is that a problem with the Intel cards? I've not noticed any autonegotiation >problems with my Catalyst 2916XL. Is it a problem specific to the >Etherexpress Pro, I've only got Digital 10/100s on the switch at the moment. >Next time I've got an Etherexpress Pro around I'll see if it autonegotiates >properly, never thought to check before, I don't usually have them around >here very long. No, it's not a problem with just the fxp cards. Cisco has historically had problems with NWAY. -DG David Greenman Co-founder/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project - http://www.freebsd.org Creator of high-performance Internet servers - http://www.terasolutions.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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