I have 200+ Compaq servers.
One set is remote, and they are set to 100/Full. Insight Mgr doesn't lie.
The other set is set to Auto. And this works fine.
The only time we've ever had a problem is when the port in the 3Com switch
is not matched to the NIC.
If we have Compaq NIC Auto ---> 3Com Switch Auto, no problems.
If we have Compaq NIC 100/F --> 3Com Switch 100F, no problems.
If either is off, we see throughput of about 1 (ONE) mBit.
Because we go through the switch to the TSM NIC, its setting is not relevant
as long as it is set correctly to communicate through the switch.
Joel Cooper
Deloitte & Touche LLP
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Connor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 1:22 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Auto-negotiate setting for NIC's
Over time I've seen posts on this listserv about not using
auto-negotiate for network interface cards and hard coding the
line speed like 100mbit full duplex. They use auto-negotiate on
all of our Compaq Windows NT servers here and can't help but
wonder, based on posts on this listserv, whether our server NIC's
are really running at 100mbit full duplex. I asked one of our NT
admins to check one of our servers. They used Comaq's Insight
Manager software which showed the NICS at the correct speed.
Could it be lying? Can any of you that have had problems with
auto-negotiate, even better with Compaq servers, share your
experiences?
Thanks,
Jeff Connor
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
