On Fri, 4 Feb 2005, Dan Sorenson wrote: > >The problem is that I see chokespikes on many of the server, if not all. > >They either run bge or fxp. I will get an em NIC available later and will > >test that card instead. afaik em is not a miibus card as bge and fxp are. > >I dont know if it will change anything with other NIC, but I am willing to > >try. > > Just an FYI, but when dealing with issues on network cards one > should make certain that the switch or hub and the card agree on speed, > and if autonegotiation is enabled on both sides there's often problems > because with ethernet there's no real agreed-upon protocol for establishing > that autonegotiation. > > So, if you've a hub set the card for whatever speed and > half-duplex. Hubs require half-duplex for the collission handshaking > mechanism of ethernet to work. If a switch, set the card to whatever > speed and full duplex. If you can set the switch port to the same > speed that is, of course, the best solution.
My servers are connected directly to a cisco 7609. I dont run autoneg on any of the servers. And are set up by a CCNAJIRKDSRK, or whatever combination of characters that suites his expertise level. /Bjorn -- It doesn't make a difference what temperature a room is, it's always room temperature. _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
