Denis Heidtmann wrote: > Don't jump to conclusions based upon a novice like me reading a > script! There could be stuff in there that I missed. > > It sounds like the consensus here is that to duplicate what happens to > the network during boot I would need to [remove the driver (rmmod), > restart the network( ifup?) , ping ], repeat 'till bored. Is this > correct? > > -Denis Yes, that seems the correct test to run.
I'm still trying to understand what causes the "1000baseT/Full" to show up or not show up for "Advertised link modes"/ 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full. My understanding is that during auto-neg each side advertises it's highest capability and the 2 link partners negotiate down to a common speed/duplex capability. Also, auto-neg on the link is exchanged when: 1. Link is initially connected 2. Device at either end of the link is powered up 3. Device is reset or initialized 4. Renegotiation request is made Which means the testing you've has forced auto-negotiation to reoccur. Which leads me to believe that it's not strictly a auto-neg problem. I think we really need to understand the missing Gigabit link mode advertisement. Why would the NIC not advertise it sometimes...? _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
