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Date:      Tue, 24 Apr 2001 20:28:05 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Chris Phillips <chris@selkie.org>
To:        Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca>
Cc:        Dave VanAuken <dave@hawk-systems.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD w 3C905 cannot connect to Cisco 3524XL switch
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0104242026180.7719-100000@shell.bchosting.com>
In-Reply-To: <029a01c0cd32$06182b40$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca>

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I would have to agree with Matthew.  I have about 80 boxes sitting behind
a 3524XL-EN all using Intel cards and have never had a problem.  I avoid
most other cards, but 3COM cards I avoid like the plague.

-Chris Phillips

On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, Matthew Emmerton wrote:

> > Sorry, forgot the follow bits of info...
> >
> > Using FreeBSD 4.2 Stable (about 3 weeks since last cvsup) no
> > X or anything like that. PIII 500, 256mb or greater RAM, low
> > load ( no load right now! :)
> >
> > Thanks
> 
> Is it just this one server, or are there more?  If it's just the one, and
> given that FreeBSD reports "status: (no-carrier)", I'd be inclined to think
> that you have a bad card and/or a bad cable and/or a dead port on the
> switch.
> 
> --
> Matt Emmerton
> 
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