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Date:      Thu, 29 Jul 1999 09:23:15 -0600
From:      Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>
To:        Bill Vermillion <bill@bilver.magicnet.net>
Cc:        freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: network hangs
Message-ID:  <37A071E3.9E565046@softweyr.com>
References:  <199907280243.WAA10638@bilver.magicnet.net>

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Bill Vermillion wrote:
> 
> Steven Grady recently said:
> > I got a response to my question; I thought I'd reply to the list.
> 
> > > I have a question about this.
> 
> > > >   de0: enabling 10baseT port
> > >                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> > > Shouldn't that be 100baseT?  Or does the kernel not report this.
> 
> > I'm not sure, but the connection is definitely 100 Mbit, as verified
> > by a fast transfer of a large file  But meanwhile, we reconfigured the
> > interface to talk at 10Mbit, but that didn't help.
> 
> I have heard of instances where auto-negotiation failed - and
> the best bet was to configure the NIC card to be physically at
> one speed or the other.

And the switch port, too.  If you've got a 100BaseTX card plugged into a
switch, just hardwire both for 100BaseTX FullDuplex and be happy.

-- 
            "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"

Wes Peters                                                         Softweyr LLC
http://softweyr.com/                                           wes@softweyr.com


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