Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 22:02:28 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Jim Mercer <jim@reptiles.org> Cc: cjclark@home.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: patches for de driver (full-duplex packet loss problems) Message-ID: <38A78C64.A25639F6@softweyr.com> References: <20000211155948.D13211@reptiles.org> <20000213180555.I31722@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> <20000213212914.F700@reptiles.org>
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Jim Mercer wrote:
>
> On Sun, Feb 13, 2000 at 06:05:55PM -0500, Crist J. Clark wrote:
>
> > Just one question I always ask people trying to get things working at
> > full-duplex, is the card plugged into a hub at the other end?
>
> actually, we started with cross over cables, and then suspecting them, tried
> jacking into a number of 10mbp and 10/100mbps hubs.
>
> still getting various problems (from high packet loss to not being able to
> sync up 100bps/fullduplex).
Be warned that hubs don't play the full-duplex tune. You have have to use
a crossover or a full-duplex switch.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com http://softweyr.com/
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