> On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 11:24:37PM +0100, Jochen Fabricius wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > today I discovered that my network connection on an Acer Aspire X3900 is > > only 10baseT. Never realized it before because the speed is enough (mostly > > relatively slow internet connection, no large files to/from other > > machines). System is 4.8-release. > > > > I checked: > > - wiring: even at shortest connection to the switch only 10baseT was > > available > > - other switches > > - other machines with the same cables, same port on switch > > > > The PHY is a 82578, and as I understand the commit messages the support is > > still "basic", but shouldn't at least 100baseTX work? That's what all my > > switches support. I have to check with a 1 GbE switch, but I don't know if > > I can get one in the next time. Has anyone higher speeds working with this > > PHY? > > This is a known issue with the 82578DC (82578DM doesn't show it). > It is likely something along the lines of missing workarounds > for particular revisions of the phy. >
I was afraid of that. Is there anything I could do, maybe send some more information (which?) for solving these issues? Jochen Fabricius <[email protected]>
