Re: [SLUG] Network negotiation fails

From: Antonio De Leon (aldleonm@gmail.com)
Date: Fri Oct 02 2009 - 01:17:26 EDT


i think 'mii-tool' could help possibly

On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 1:08 AM, Chuck Hast <wchast@gmail.com> wrote:

> Folks,
> I installed a Mandriva LiveCd on a machine to do some testing, but for
> some reason the machine will not negotiate something with the switch.
>
> The switch sets there and flashes the two LED's that belong to that port
> one indicates that it has selected 100M and the other 10M speed. I have
> seen this many years ago but can not remember what I did to fix it. The
> switch is a Netgear 8 port 10/100 switch. the sequence is 100m indicator
> first then the 10 and 100m indicators, then it repeats. It seems like it
> was
> some setting having to do with the fdx/hdx on the card, but I am not even
> sure how to get to it anymore, this is a integrated NIC on the mother
> board.
> It is a realtech nic, and it appears that the OS recognizes it but not sure
> why things are not working properly.
>
>
> --
> Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT --
> To paraphrase my flight instructor;
> "the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going
> out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn
> and twisted metal."
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Antonio De Leon

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