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 > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
