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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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