[AG-TECH] Linux networking problems

[Christopher E. Geddings]

With several of the Dell machines we've had on site, some
interaction between the hardware resources, the linux NIC driver
and the switch resulted in the ethernet cards not being able to
properly recieve DHCP assigned addresses.  Forcing the cards full
duplex fixed this problem, and has become habit for these
machines.

--Chris

On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 11:03:17AM -0500, Robert Olson wrote:
> I'm wondering why you have to force the cards to full-duplex? Did you try 
> without that? I've never had to poke at them that forcefully.
>