Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 09:00:41 -0500 From: sbabkin@dcn.att.com To: dg@root.com, Reinier.Bezuidenhout@KryptoKom.DE Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: fxp 10/100 and device timeouts Message-ID: <C50B6FBA632FD111AF0F0000C0AD71EE018C1D70@dcn71.dcn.att.com>
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> From: David Greenman [SMTP:dg@root.com] > > >I am doing some througput tests and I'm running into some problems > >with the Intel ether express 10/100B cards. > > > >I am using ttcp with udp packets and using different packet sizes. > The > >connections are 100MB full-duplex connections with x-over cables. > The > >setup is as follows. > > Don't use cross-over cables. This was a known problem early on and > Intel's > official response when I asked them about it was "cross-over cables > aren't > supported with the Pro/100B cards". > I suspect there is some bit of PHY programming that needs to be > done that > isn't happening, but that's just a guess. > I have used two Pro/100B cards connected without a hub, back-to-back with a crossover cable, without any problems. -SB To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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