Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 13:52:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Mike D Tancsa <mdtancsa@sentex.net> Cc: dg@root.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to reset an fxp ethernet interface Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980428135210.11911G-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199804231403.KAA25546@granite.sentex.net>
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On Thu, 23 Apr 1998, Mike D Tancsa wrote: > > >Is there anyway to get more stats out of the interface on the FreeBSD end > > >of things that you or anyone knows of ? > > > > It sounds to me like the hardware isn't negotiating the duplex properly. > > The PHY (physical interface) will default to half duplex if the negotiation > > fails. If the switch is hard configured for full duplex, then you'd have a > > problem. > > Thanks for the info. Yes, I am starting to suspect the switch negotiation more and > more. I just connected the new machine via cross over cable to another > FreeBSD box with an fxp interface. Again, ~ 3MB/s transfer on a 50meg > file. I disconnected the cable, and then reconnected it, but unlike > in the case the the switch, ~3MB/s transfer again! So I guess it is > the switch not renegotiating things properly. The odd thing is that > if I do a soft reboot on the FreeBSD box attached to the switch, > negotiation happens properly. Is there anyways to 'simulate' what > happens at boot up time to the NIC so that the switch and the NIC > do negotiate properly ? Or should I just look for a better switching > HUB ? What would you reccomend as being the HUB of choice for Intel > NICs ? # ifconfig fxp0 down # ifconfig fxp0 up Usually does the trick. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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