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Frank, |
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You are not supposed to statically configure hubs and switches. I don't know |
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what the problem is - however, please be sure that the hub/switch is set to |
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auto-sense. If you cannot get a connection established that way, please try |
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the cable etc. I would also recommend following the other suggestion of |
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emerging the later tools. |
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thanks, |
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joshua |
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p.s. A fellow at Cisco last year wrote an article about NIC negotiation. |
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Apparently the only setting that consistently works is auto. |
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On 10/25/05, kashani <kashani-list@××××××××.net> wrote: |
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> Frank.Pikelner@××××××××.ca wrote: |
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> > I'm trying to use "mii-tool" to configure the NIC speed and duplex on a |
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> > Dell 2850 server (currently auto negotiates and has negotiated |
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> > 100/half). The switch port is configured for 100/full. The Dell 2850 |
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> > server uses the Broadcom chipset for the NIC and is a 10/100/1000 port. |
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> > Every time I try to force the port using mii-tool, the server port stops |
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> > responding and I have to reboot the box. Someone mentioned that mii-tool |
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> > may not be the correct tool and to try ethtool. My question is will |
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> > mii-tool work with a 10/100/1000 port? Should I be using ethtool under |
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> > Gentoo and if so where do I get it/install it? |
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> I've found that ethtool support more cards than mii-tool. In order to |
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> install it I'd do the following |
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> echo "sys-apps/ethtool ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords |
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> emerge ethtool |
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> Using the unstable version will install ethtool3 rather than 2. 3 is a |
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> year or two newer than 2. |
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> kashani |
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