On Wednesday 15 November 2006 15:34, Whisper wrote: > -- > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > Good call Gary > > Both the Switch and the NIC need to have duplex set to Auto or both forced > to duplex. It is a myth that you can set the switch the Duplex and the NIC > set to auto will pick up on the connection being full duplex. > > Speed is the same, but can result in no link at all, depending upon the > setup
Moreover ethernet link negotiation doesn't count link quality as a factor. It only negotiates capabilities of interfaces. If you have bad cables then you have to manually lower advertised link types. Linux tools are mii-tool (older) and ethtool. About duplex. To be 100% precise if you set fixed speed and half-duplex(*) on the one end and autonegotiation on the other end link will work at designated speed and half-duplex without problems. (*)There is no half duplex in 1Gb ethernet. -- mariuszZIELIŃSKI _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
