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Date:      Sun, 21 May 2000 14:49:45 -0700 (PDT)
From:      John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com>
To:        alpha@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Trouble with dc driver and DE500-BA card
Message-ID:  <200005212149.OAA94961@vashon.polstra.com>
In-Reply-To: <040301bfc2a5$1395f3d0$7c281d18@matthome>
References:  <XFMail.000520135732.jdp@polstra.com> <040301bfc2a5$1395f3d0$7c281d18@matthome>

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In article <040301bfc2a5$1395f3d0$7c281d18@matthome>,
Matthew Zahorik <maz@albany.net> wrote:
> dc is broken.  I removed it from the kernel config and used de instead.
> 
> de can't do full duplex, but works fine at 100Mb/half.

Yep, I tried the de driver, but I don't remember whether I tried
half-duplex or not.  All I remember is that something about it didn't
work right.

> dc autonegotiates 10Mb/half no matter the connection.

I tried a Winbond card with the wb driver, and that was, uh,
disappointing too.  I guess I'll have to look around for that extra
fxp card.  [John gets out his screwdrivers again ...]

John
-- 
  John Polstra                                               jdp@polstra.com
  John D. Polstra & Co., Inc.                        Seattle, Washington USA
  "Disappointment is a good sign of basic intelligence."  -- Chögyam Trungpa



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