[c-nsp] Negotiation problem with Catalyst 2950 and Cisco 2821

[sthaug at nethelp.no]

> > Hard code the port - leave nothing to chance. Is just one
> > extra command, and you should be doing that after you label the port,
> > with a description and putting it in a vlan, correct ?
> 
> We have the opposite philosophy. We set everything to auto. We have
> *far* more problems with hard-set switch settings. It's been my
> experience--and I have documentation at work to back this up--that
> hard setting your devices to 100/Full is the worst possible choice.

Three or four years ago I was of the opinion that hard setting all ports
was the way to go. But things have actually changed - autonegotiation
seems to have improved quite a bit, and nowadays I generally find that
auto works best. YMMV, of course.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no