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To: Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org>
From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.net>
Subject: Re: jme interface bounces up and down, up and down....
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At 05:27 PM 9/16/2014, Chris Hill wrote:

>On Tue, 16 Sep 2014, Brett Glass wrote:
>
>>So, what is the best solution? I cannot throw out the machine, and
>>because I am using a VLAN switch to multiplex the port to three LANs
>>I do not want to reduce the speed to 100 Mbps. Ideas?
>
>The man page mentioned says that if "the link partner enabled the 
>IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet feature, the controller 
>will not be able to establish a 1000baseT link." Maybe disable 
>802.3az on that port, if you can. Just a thought.

It's a Netgear "green" switch, model GS105E. It has no way to disable 802.3az.

--Brett