Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 13:58:06 -0700 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: Brandon Hicks <freebsd@unreal.gatekeep.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 2 Network Cards, How do I set this up? Message-ID: <199710162058.NAA19113@implode.root.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 16 Oct 1997 09:48:44 PDT." <Pine.BSF.3.96.971016094653.2112D-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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>On Wed, 15 Oct 1997, Brandon Hicks wrote: > >> We are SLOWLY upgrading to 100base from 10base, the only problem is, (BTW, >> we are an ISP) our T1 routers, and our Livingston Portmasters are 10base. >> Which means that we are going to have to have 2 network cards in 1 of our >> servers, seeing that our new 100base HUB will not Up/Down Link to a 10base >> HUB. So, 1st I need to know how this can be done... We have the Cards to >> put into the servers, and into our computers... Do I need any software, or >> any thing if all i want is that server to act as a passthough? > >That doesn't sound right. The hub can't dumb down a port to 10mbit >for you? I was under the impression that 100mbit hubs were >backwards-compatible. No, you would need a switch for that (which are much more expensive). -DG David Greenman Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project
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