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Date:      Thu, 30 Oct 2003 12:34:15 -0500
From:      Barney Wolff <barney@databus.com>
To:        Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: jumbograms (& em) & nfs a no go
Message-ID:  <20031030173415.GA83460@pit.databus.com>
In-Reply-To: <200310300804.58296.sam@errno.com>
References:  <20031029183808.M99053@prg.traveller.cz> <200310300804.58296.sam@errno.com>

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On Thu, Oct 30, 2003 at 08:04:58AM -0800, Sam Leffler wrote:
> 
> I've ran many jumbogram tests of machines connected with a cross-over cable 
> and em devices at each end.  If you've got a swtch in the middle make sure it 
> does the right thing.

Just a minor note: GigE should not require a crossover cable.  It's
supposed to work to connect two GigE adapters with a straight-thru
cable.  I verified this with two Intel em NICs, quite a while ago.
As I recall, when I used a crossover cable, I could not get the
adapters to go to 1000, only 100.  That might have been the cable,
or not.

-- 
Barney Wolff         http://www.databus.com/bwresume.pdf
I'm available by contract or FT, in the NYC metro area or via the 'Net.



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