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Date:      Thu, 09 Mar 2000 12:17:34 -0800
From:      David Greenman <dg@root.com>
To:        Roger Hardiman <roger@cs.strath.ac.uk>
Cc:        Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Onboard Intel fxp network chip, unknown PHY 17 type 2 
Message-ID:  <200003092017.MAA22562@implode.root.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 09 Mar 2000 19:26:49 GMT." <38C7FAF9.A23BC553@cs.strath.ac.uk> 

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>> > However, it reports PHY Unknown type 17 addr 2.
>
>> Mike wrote:
>> This is just a diagnostic message; the interface ought to work 
>> regardless.  Have you tried it?
>
>Oops.
>
>It works.
>I can ping the machine next to me.
>
>Pass me the pointy hat.

   Actually, it doesn't completely work. Full-duplex won't work for example,
since the driver has to know the PHY type in order to set the proper mode.

-DG

David Greenman
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