Hi,
I think it's not just a problem of auto-negociation. I've had the
same problems with Sun Ultra 10s and 100FDX simply didn't work, even set
manually.
This could be attributed to Sun's drivers, though I'm not sure...
Thanks,
Pierre-Etienne Chartier
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On Mon, 4 Oct 1999, Wade Williams wrote:
>
>
> > "Am I doing something wrong? The very same Sun (as I've pointed out later)
> > autonegotiates very nicely with 3com switch, meaning that there is NOTHING
> > wrong with NIC's drivers. So I make an assumption that there is something
> > wrong with the catalyst switch, as it's behaving erratically in
> > my opinion"
>
>
> While I'm no expert in it, I've been told that when autonegotiation started,
> there were no standards. Although there are some standards defined, I think
> they might still leave a lot of room for interpretation.
>
> The end result is, it's always hit and miss. That Sun may work perfectly
> with the 3Com, but you may hook a PC up that has a brand XYZ NIC in it and
> it might not work with the 3Com but may work flawlessly with the Cisco.
>
> In short, rather than chasing around trying to find the perfect NIC's that
> work with the perfect switches, I think most people just set both ends
> manually and go work on something else.
>
> Wade
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