On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:27, Zoltan Frombach wrote: > It could be a full-duplex/half duplex mismatch issue. Try not to use > auto-negotiation. You can set your interface to "fixed" full-duplex (or > half-duplex) in /etc/rc.conf You must match the setting with the other > side of your connection (eg. your switch).
I've found vr(4) devices (which are very common in Via chipset motherboards) don't like talking to some switches and I need to force half duplex then unplug and replug the cable :( -- Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au "The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from." -- Andrew Tanenbaum GPG Fingerprint - 5596 B766 97C0 0E94 4347 295E E593 DC20 7B3F CE8C
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