[c-nsp] Ethernet Interfaces Speed and Duplex - Force or Auto

[Jason Gurtz]

> It's more a matter of personal annoyance at network admins that refuse
> to acknowledge that devices change and problems evolve, and insist that
> "the rules that we have learned last century are cast in stone and must
> be followed to the end".  The auto-neg/no auto-neg discussion is very
> prototypical for that :-)

I've no idea how the CCIE re-cert process goes, but it would be great if
they added something to that process to wake up the elderly CCIEs out
there to this issue.

We have one that comes here from time to time on a contractual basis and
I'm always setting things back to auto after he leaves.  Unfortunately,
he's bringing up the CCNPs in his Co. to do the same thing :(

I have to admit to half-believing this same idea 'till I read a post and
comments on Greg Ferro's blog:
http://etherealmind.com/network-dictionary-mythinformation/

Lately he followed up with details:
http://etherealmind.com/ethernet-autonegotiation-works-why-how-standard-sh
ould-be-set/

There *is* some stuff around here that doesn't auto-neg properly--100% old
scada-related gear.

~JasonG