Subject: Re: srm/cogent tulip cards.
To: None <mts@rare.net>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: port-alpha
Date: 04/28/1998 22:59:36
On Tue, 28 Apr 1998 11:08:19 -0400 
 "Michael T. Stolarchuk" <mts@rare.net> wrote:

 > i'm trying to get a 10/100 cogent eth card to
 > do boot/bootp.  the card works find when the
 > system is booted, but i'd like to get the kernel
 > loaded from a dhcp server....
 > 
 > But it seems like when i 'boot -proto bootp ewa0',
 > the card *may* be transmitting in 100mb mode (the
 > only clue here is the transmit lights on the card
 > itself)
 > 
 > is there an srm option to use 10mb?

There is, but the SRM only knows how to set media on the DEC labeled
Tulip interfaces.  The PHY interface might be different on other types
of cards.

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