> > May be linux driver defaults to full-duplex if autoneg fails?.. > > I've seen some Linux drivers fail back to half-duplex under these > circumstances. > > It may very well depend on driver version and hardware (firmware)? > > I admit, I don't know what layer is responsible for handling > autonegotiation...
It should be noted that fallback to half-duplex when autoneg fail is actually *required* by the IEEE Ethernet standards. We may not like it, but there it is... Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sth...@nethelp.no _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
