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Re: Weird networking issue.

  • From: Hank Nussbacher
  • Date: Wed Jan 08 00:27:34 2003 
At 03:17 PM 07-01-03 -0600, Peter E. Fry wrote:


"David G. Andersen" wrote:
>
> Rule number 1 with any ethernet:  Check to make sure you have the duplex
> and rate statically configured, and configured identically on both ends of
> the connection. [...]

  I'd like to thank Cisco for this piece of advice, as the only company
incapable of manufacturing Ethernet equipment capable of
autonegotiation.  At least until 1999 or so.
  Yeah, there're a few others, all of which seemed to follow Cisco's
lead.  Nutty.

Everything Cisco has to say on the subject:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps700/products_tech_note09186a00800a7af0.shtml

-Hank
[Thanks Yaron :-)]



Peter E. Fry