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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 12:34:45 -0500 (EST)
From: "Mr. James W. Laferriere" <babydr@baby-dragons.com>
To: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
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Subject: Re: 2.4.20 gets duplex wrong on NIC
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	Hello Bill , Severly clipped original message .
	If that 5509 is running slightly older code (and maybe even
	newer) there is(was?) a difficulty with auto-negotiation between
	the cisco & many adapters .  This btw is(was?) a known issue with
	cisco .  Also the last item I had concerning the matter ,  cisco
	recommeded static duplex & rate settings .  Hth ,  JimL

On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Bill Davidsen wrote:
 ...
> > Please give _plenty_ of details about what is on the other side of the
> > cable: hub? switch? vendor of hub/switch?  crossover to another NIC?
> > what is the port configuration and what are the capabilities of the
> > other end?  is it set to autonegotiate (on the other end)?
>
> Cisco 5509 set auto.
> >
> > Why do you force full duplex?  It is often the wrong thing to do.
>
> It gives about 4x throughput...
...
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