* Benny Lvfgren <[email protected]> [2010-05-10 17:42]: > What does ifconfig say, particularly the "media:" line? > > I've had various problems in the past with certain combinations of > switches and ethernet hardware that couldn't work out their > autosense capabilities correctly, and that could cause a whole bunch > of problems including very slow data rates. > > Try to lock the port at the desired speed (man ifconfig, man bge), > but check with the ISP what physical speed they want to use first. > Otherwise you might lose contact with your server since you are (I > assume) logged on through the same line that you are fiddling with.
aaaargh! first, autoneg is pretty damn reliable, the few exceptions are VERY old. second, taking one side to a fixed speed is calling for trouble. you almost certainly end up with one side full- and the otehr half-duplex. so if your ISP provides ethernet to you asking them whether they set the port to auto or fixed is a good idea, but randomly pushing buttons is as idiotic as ever. -- Henning Brauer, [email protected], [email protected] BS Web Services, http://bsws.de Full-Service ISP - Secure Hosting, Mail and DNS Services Dedicated Servers, Rootservers, Application Hosting
