I wonder why/how to code this into the
weConfigurator??

After all this is pretty industry standard/best
practice (hard coding speed/duplex on edge
devices/routers/firewalls).

Can this be added to the "wish list" for 1.3/2.0?

> I had a similar issue. Edit /conf/config.xml and
restart the firewall. 
> Their isnt an interface to lock the network
speed on ethernet interfaces.
> 
> Here is a chunk of XML from my config file. You
need to add the media 
> and mediaopt parameters.
> 
>                 <wan>
>                         <if>fxp0</if>
>                         <mtu/>
>                         <media>100baseTX</media>
>                        
<mediaopt>full-duplex</mediaopt>
>                        
<bandwidth>100</bandwidth>
>                        
<bandwidthtype>Mb</bandwidthtype>
>                         <spoofmac/>
>                        
<ipaddr>123.123.123.122</ipaddr>
>                         <subnet>30</subnet>
>                        
<gateway>123.123.123.121</gateway>
>                 </wan>
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Duncan
> 
> Dimitri Rodis wrote:
> >
> > What's the preferred method of forcing a NIC
to 100Mb Full Duplex 
> > using pfSense? The only things I've managed to
come across in my 
> > searches is "why would you want to do that"
and "your NIC is b0rk3d" 
> > and "switch the cable."
> >
> >  
> >
> > The ISP (Cox) requires that interfaces plugged
into their Atrica units 
> > be hard set to 100 Full (for good reason). And
yes, personally  I've 
> > seen Intel 1000T Server adapters auto
negotiate with these Atrica 
> > units randomly to either 100 half or 10 half,
so the standard 
> > auto-detect isn't going to cut it for this
unit. (Cox uses these units 
> > in a metro SONET ring in Las Vegas). I would
rather not have to go get 
> > some junk 8 port managed switch just to force
a speed/duplex if it's 
> > possible to do in the pfSense config.
> >
> >  
> >
> > Dimitri Rodis
> >
> > Integrita Systems LLC
> >
> 
> 
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