On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 3:33 PM, Reyk Floeter <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> You might have auto-negotiation problems, try to force a different
> mode. i guess that 100 full-duplex should work. also try to use a
> cable that is at least 2m long.
>
> # ifconfig em0 media 100baseTx mediaopt full-duplex
>
> or to list the available options for your NIC:
>
> # ifconfig em0 media
>
Thanks Reyk for the reply :-)
I tried it
# ifconfig rl2 media 100baseTx mediaopt full-duplex
# ifconfig rl2
rl2: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
lladdr 00:0b:5d:4c:5b:30
priority: 0
media: Ethernet 100baseTX full-duplex
status: no carrier
inet6 fe80::2e0:4dff:fe06:2b68%rl2 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3
inet 132.181.20.26 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 132.181.20.27
# ifconfig rl2 media
rl2: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
lladdr 00:0b:5d:4c:5b:30
priority: 0
media: Ethernet 100baseTX full-duplex
status: no carrier
supported media:
media 10baseT
media 10baseT mediaopt full-duplex
media 100baseTX
media 100baseTX mediaopt full-duplex
media autoselect
inet 132.181.20.26 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 132.181.20.27
>> Whatis amazing for me is that it can be connected to a laptop but not
>> to a desktop computer?
>> It connects to a Windows XP laptop and I can connect to the internet
>> but it will not show link up if I connect it to a Windows XP desktop
>> or a linux desktop or my OpenBSD firewall.
>>
>
> try to figure out the link speed that windows is using to connect to
> the modem. but i don't know a way to figure out the duplex state on
> windows.
>
Ok will do that and try with a longer cable as you said :-)
>> The ISP told us that it should be given to some device like fortigate
>
> you should change the ISP for giving such a misleading advise.
>
They made my Boss purchase a Netgear Wireless-G 54 Router ( while I was away
)
http://www.netgear.com/Products/RoutersandGateways/WirelessGRouters/WGR614.as
px
and now I am asked to give the connection from the Leased Line modem
directly to it and keep it in between the OpenBSD firewall and leased
line modem. This setup works. I dont know what is special about the
net gear device but I wonder what is special about the Laptop NICs (
differrent from the desktop NICs ) so that they show the link up ?
Thanks Reyk :-)
--Siju
