On Wed, 26 Jan 2000 19:15:26 -0800 (PST) 
 Mike Cheponis <mac@Wireless.Com> wrote:

 > You are right, my network is not full-duplex, yet the card is set to 
 > full-duplex.
 > 
 > Strangely, though, I can't get ifconfig to get out of full duplex mode.

...even stranger... there's a PR in the database that claims the card
can't be put *in* full-duplex (same chip).

Sigh.

I will have to study the manual for this beast again (I really despise
the RealTek chips :-/)

 > 
 > 
 > dmesg shows:
 > 
 > ne2 at pci0 dev 9 function 0: RealTek 8029 Ethernet
 > ne2: 10base2, 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, auto, default auto
 > 
 > And:
 > 
 > ifconfig ne2 media 10baseT	then ifconfig -a produces:
 > media: Ethernet 10baseT (10baseT full-duplex)
 > 
 > ifconfig ne2 media 10baseT-FDX	then ifconfig -a produces:
 > media: Ethernet 10baseT full-duplex
 > 
 > ifconfig ne2 media 10base2	then ifconfig -a produces:
 > media: Ethernet 10base2 (10baseT full-duplex)
 > 
 > ifconfig ne2 media auto		then ifconfig -a produces:
 > media: Ethernet autoselect (10baseT full-duplex)
 > 
 > 
 > Thanks again,  -Mike
 > 
 > 
 > On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Thilo Manske wrote:
 > 
 > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2000 at 02:47:36PM -0800, Mike Cheponis wrote:
 > > > # ifconfig -a
 > > > ne2: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
 > > >         address: 00:80:c8:c0:f9:f7
 > > >         media: Ethernet autoselect (10baseT full-duplex)
 > > Do you really have a full-duplex net?
 > > (i.e. connected to switch or via cross-over cable).
 > > 
 > > Maybe the autoselection doesn't work. Could you try
 > > "ifconfig ne2 10baseT"?
 > > -- 
 > > Dies ist Thilos Unix Signature! Viel Spass damit.
 > 

        -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>