[geeks] Stupid network

[Bjorn Ramqvist]

Joshua D Boyd wrote:
> 
> > > > Sounds to me like the typical HalfDuplex/FullDuplex error when someone
> > > > screw up with Autonegotiation on machines vs network switches.
> > >
> > > I thought that only applied to 100mbit.
> >
> > Well, no. It applies to Ethernet in general.
> 
> I see.  I just reset the BIOS/ROM/"whatever they call it"[1] on the
> Lanplex to factory defaults, then plugged everything in.

Mmmm, probably. If something is fsck'ed up with wrong port settings on
the switch, and you don't know what speed they were set, set all of'em
to auto. Set every machine you've connected to the switch to "auto"
also.
If things still is fsck'ed up, try setting speed+duplex hard, like in
the EEPROM on the PeeCee NICs, in the switch, in the SRM on any Alphas,
etc.

I think I remember a speedsetting in OpenBoot on Suns, but I'm not
qualified to answer that question. :-)
(since I don't own a Sun with 100Mbit capability)

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