Re: [SLUG] Network negotiation fails

From: Eben King (eben01@verizon.net)
Date: Fri Oct 02 2009 - 01:55:49 EDT


On Fri, 2 Oct 2009, Antonio De Leon wrote:

> 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.

> i think 'mii-tool' could help possibly

Yeah, sse if you can force it to 10Mbps. Also check out the cable.

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