Sun UltraSparc 10
kernel 2.4.20
eth2: Alteon AceNIC Gigabit Ethernet at 0x1ff02900000, irq 6,7d0
Tigon II (Rev. 6), Firmware: 12.4.11, MAC: 00:60:cf:20:92:fc
PCI bus width: 32 bits, speed: 33MHz, latency: 64 clks
eth2: Firmware up and running
unplugging the utp cable, and plugging back in gives :
eth2: 10/100BaseT link UP
eth2: Optical link DOWN
eth2: 10/100BaseT link UP
but this card is not an Fibre (Optical) card ?
also ethtool gives incorrect information :
(ethtool 1.7)
---
Settings for eth2:
Supported ports: [ FIBRE ]
Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised link modes: Not reported
Advertised auto-negotiation: No
Speed: 1000Mb/s
Duplex: Half
Port: FIBRE
PHYAD: 0
Transceiver: internal
Auto-negotiation: off
---
card is connected to 100mbit switch at full duplex
and i think Auto-negotiation is on ?
> eth2: Alteon AceNIC Gigabit Ethernet at 0x1ff02900000, irq 6,7d0
...
> eth2: 10/100BaseT link UP
> eth2: Optical link DOWN
> eth2: 10/100BaseT link UP
>
> but this card is not an Fibre (Optical) card ?
This is a hold-over from the first revision of the cards, which were all
optical; the driver was written at that point.
(Remember, the hideous copper GigE hack came out after the fiber did).
Unless there's some actual failure, just ignore it.
-Eric
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>>>>> "Stephan" == Stephan van Hienen <[email protected]> writes:
Stephan> Sun UltraSparc 10 kernel 2.4.20
Stephan> eth2: Alteon AceNIC Gigabit Ethernet at 0x1ff02900000, irq
Stephan> 6,7d0 Tigon II (Rev. 6), Firmware: 12.4.11, MAC:
Stephan> 00:60:cf:20:92:fc PCI bus width: 32 bits, speed: 33MHz,
Stephan> latency: 64 clks eth2: Firmware up and running
Stephan> unplugging the utp cable, and plugging back in gives :
Stephan> eth2: 10/100BaseT link UP eth2: Optical link DOWN eth2:
Stephan> 10/100BaseT link UP
This is purely cosmetic. Basically the firmware sends a link down
event but not media info with it. At the time I wrote the code copper
cards weren't available and I just never got around to changing
it. It's trivial to fix, but really makes no difference whatsoever.
Jes