Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 17:25:55 -0500 From: "Matthew Emmerton" <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> To: "Zach Barnett" <zpb@hotmail.com>, <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Realtek rl ethernet driver Message-ID: <005001c1da95$5bcfeca0$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> References: <F81WFswl3tTUqp2T0ap00000895@hotmail.com>
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> Hello, > > I have a Freebsd 4.4 Release Firewall. It contains two PCI rl ethernet > devices, and I'm having an issue with the rl0 outside interface that > connects to my comcast cable modem. It does not properly autodetect the > media type of the connection. The 'ifconfig -m rl0' command returns the > following: > > media: autodetect (none) > > I know the cable modem connection speed is 10Mbps, but I am unsure of the > duplexing. I have second rl device in the box named rl1, which is my > inside interface. It connect to a Linksys 10/100Mb switch and works just > fine. It autodetects to 100mbps full duplex. > > Upon firewall reboot or a power cycle of the cable modem, the Internet > connectivity will function Ok, then gradually decrease in performance until > failure. > > Are there any known issues with the rl ethernet driver in the Freebsd 4.4 > Release? Some rl NICs are simply crappy and don't autodetect properly. I've run into the problem you describe with various DSL modems and do this in my /etc/rc.conf: ifconfig_rl0="up media 10BaseT/UTP" Since I've done that, I've never had problems. -- Matt Emmerton To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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