[AG-TECH] Problems with Duplex Network settings for Dell server
Todd Zimmerman
toddz at sfu.ca
Mon May 19 13:50:01 CDT 2008
Brad Knowles wrote:
> Ben Green wrote:
>
>> To run a VenueServer/BridgeServer requires a full duplex/autonegotiation
>> 'off' network configuration on the ethernet device.
>
> I'm confused. Why is this necessary?
I know it was necessary on my Dell server because the autoneg was failing.
>
> Note that for GigE, you *can't* turn off auto-negotiation -- it's
> required by the spec. Some GigE devices may not work well or at all if
> you try to turn off auto-negotiation for other speeds, too.
IIRC, Brad is correct. For GigE, autoneg off is invalid. You _must_ autonegotiate. However, I
still force. Here is my ETHTOOL_OPTS line that seems to work:
ETHTOOL_OPTS="speed 1000 duplex full autoneg on"
Cheers,
Todd
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