Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:47:29 +0300 From: Lev Serebryakov <lev@serebryakov.spb.ru> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Juniper e3k with ports limitied to 100Mbit and re NICs on MSI MoBo: problems with duplex negotiation (Hetzner host provider discard FreeBSD support due this bug) Message-ID: <1512738982.20110111124729@serebryakov.spb.ru>
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Hello, Freebsd-net. Very large and famous (due to very attractive prices) hosting provider Hetzner.de discards FreeBSD support on dedicated servers, because these servers can niot negotiate 100Mbit/DUPLEX when switches' ports are limited to 100Mbit (1Gbit connection costs additional money) only under FreeBSD. Linux works fine. Switches known to be Juniper e3k series. MoBos of servers are different assortment of MSI MoBos with Realtek (re driver) network-on-board. Symptjms are: NIC can not negotiate/set duplex when switch port is limited to 100Mbit/Duplex. Duplex can not be set even manually via "ifconfig": media: Ethernet 100baseTX <full-duplex> (100baseTX <half-duplex>) Is it know problem? Maybe, -CURRENT driver has fix for it? Unfortunately, I can not provide more information, as I don't have server at Hetzner (I'm planning to order one, but due to these problems, I'm not sure now, as I need FreeBSD), and all this information is collected in communication with people who HAVE servers with FreeBSD installed. Again, I know, that Realtek NICs are crap, but "everybody says" that Linux doesn't have THIS problem with THESE boards and switches. --=20 // Black Lion AKA Lev Serebryakov <lev@serebryakov.spb.ru>
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