[wplug] Ethernet Full Duplex Problem

[Vanco, Don]

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>From: wplug-bounces+don.vanco=agilysys.com at wplug.org 
>[mailto:wplug-bounces+don.vanco=agilysys.com at wplug.org] On 
>Behalf Of Wise, Jeremey
>Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 9:04 AM
>To: General user list
>Subject: RE: [wplug] Ethernet Full Duplex Problem
>
>
>A little late but it would seem no one has mentioned the issue that the
>NIC is likely set to autonegociate and as such I have had numerous
>issues with that. Hard code this setting in /etc/modules.conf for the
>NIC. These parameters are vendor specific and as such you may 
>need to to
>some inquiries with the NIC. If this is the issue post the NIC and
>Driver you are using.

He did... not much there other than force full:

[root at piolinux 2.4.20-18.7]# modinfo 3c59x
filename:    /lib/modules/2.4.20-18.7/kernel/drivers/net/3c59x.o
description: "3Com 3c59x/3c9xx ethernet driver LK1.1.18-ac 1 July 2002"
author:      "Donald Becker <becker at scyld.com>"
license:     "GPL"
parm:        debug int, description "3c59x debug level (0-6)"
parm:        options int array (min = 1, max = 8), description "3c59x:
Bits 0-3: media type, bit 4: bus mastering, bit 9: full duplex"
parm:        full_duplex int array (min = 1, max = 8), description
"3c59x full duplex setting(s) (1)"
parm:        hw_checksums int array (min = 1, max = 8), description
"3c59x Hardware checksum checking by adapter(s) (0-1)"
parm:        flow_ctrl int array (min = 1, max = 8), description "3c59x
802.3x flow control usage (PAUSE only) (0-1)"
parm:        enable_wol int array (min = 1, max = 8), description
"3c59x: Turn on Wake-on-LAN for adapter(s) (0-1)"
parm:        rx_copybreak int, description "3c59x copy breakpoint for
copy-only-tiny-frames"
parm:        max_interrupt_work int, description "3c59x maximum events
handled per interrupt"
parm:        compaq_ioaddr int, description "3c59x PCI I/O base address
(Compaq BIOS problem workaround)"
parm:        compaq_irq int, description "3c59x PCI IRQ number (Compaq
BIOS problem workaround)"
parm:        compaq_device_id int, description "3c59x PCI device ID
(Compaq BIOS problem workaround)"
parm:        watchdog int, description "3c59x transmit timeout in
milliseconds"


Don


>On Sun, 2004-08-29 at 20:00 -0400, Ken Rambler wrote:
>> Just to leave no stone ....
>> I changed the cable with a tested cable with twisted pairs.
>> Still will not go full duplex.
>> 
>> I'm beginning to thing this is a bug in RH9.0 with this 
>specific card.
>> I'll try to find an Intel Pro100 and verify.
>> 
>> -Ken
>> 
>> 
>> On Behalf Of Devin Lee Drew
>> 
>> Ken Rambler wrote:
>> 
>> > Good point, however I tried the cable on another machine 
>and it did 
>> > work in full duplex.
>> 
>> You're missing a controls in that experiment. Not all 
>ethernet hardware 
>> has the same potency --to push a signal through a cable with 
>> woops-we-didn't-twist-them pairs. ;)
>> 
>> Devin
>> 
>> 
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