RE: [nsp] Catalyst 5505/WS-X5225R and 10/100 autodetection

From: Rafi Sadowsky (rafi@meron.openu.ac.il)
Date: Mon Oct 04 1999 - 16:54:50 EDT


On Mon, 4 Oct 1999, Pierre-Etienne Chartier wrote:

> 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
>
>
 did thise Ultra-10 have uptdate PROM's ?

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(from sun infodoc  16728 - which I attached to a previoius mail )
4. missing Ultra Flash PROM Update.
    patches  104169    Hardware/PROM: Ultra 2 Standalone Flash PROM Update
    patches  104288    Hardware/PROM: Ultra 1E Standalone Flash PROM Update
    patches  104881    Hardware/PROM: Ultra 1 (non-E) Standalone Flash PROM Update
    patches  105930    Hardware/PROM: Ultra 30 Standalone Flash PROM Update
    patches  106121    Hardware/PROM: Ultra 5/10 Standalone Flash PROM Update
    patches  106122    Hardware/PROM: Enterprise 450 / Ultra 450 Standalone Flash

PROM Update patches 103346 Hardware/PROM: Ultra Enterprise 3x00/4x00/5x00/6x00 UNIX flashprom update

5. missing hme driver patch. patches 102979 SunOS 5.5: hme driver patch patches 104212 SunOS 5.5.1: /kernel/drv/hme patch patches 105795 SunOS 5.6: /kernel/drv/hme patch

-- Rafi Sadowsky rafi@oumail.openu.ac.il Network/System/Security VoiceMail: +972-3-646-0592 FAX: +972-3-646-5410 Mangler ( :-) | member ILAN-CERT(CERT@CERT.AC.IL) Open University of Israel | (PGP key -> ) http://telem.openu.ac.il/~rafi > > If there was an information revolution, it's over: < > > information won. < > > -Diana Lady Dougan < > >--------------------------------------------------------------------< > >Pierre-Etienne Chartier < > >Systems Analyst, Logibro, inc. < > >+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=++=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+< > > 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. I agree - in general it's probably a good idea to fix one side - even if the auto-negotation with no forcing works OK > > > > Wade > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Wade Williams "Put your message in a modem, and throw > > Systems Engineer, CCIE #3373 it in the cyber sea." > > Cisco Systems, Inc. - N. Peart > > Brentwood, TN > > 615-221-2918 > > wwilliam@cisco.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > >



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