[CentOS] force 10 megabit full duplex

[William L. Maltby]

On Sat, 2006-04-15 at 19:41 -0500, Ryan Lum wrote:
> Is the ethernet port in question connect to a switch?  Might try forcing the
> port on the switch to 10 Mbit full duplex.  If it is on default the switch
> will negotiate the speed.

Not if it's an old 3Com 3C509. They don't negotiate. I have a few of
those I use with an unmanaged switch. I was planning on someday seeing
if just forcing them to full duplex would work (hoping the switch was
smart enough to recognize the need: decent SMC with auto wire adjust ,
etc., so I'm hopeful). I "programmed" the eproms, but the Linux drivers,
in their infinate wisdom, force them back to half duplex. *sigh*.

> <snip Cisco-specific stuff>

> > <snip YIPPEE! and sigs>

-- 
Bill
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