Yes it does use mii to some extent, but the version of bm on the Beige 
G3 only supports 10baseT (presumably half duplex only) and does not 
visibly attach a PHY. "10BaseT" is the only option listed in ifconfig 
and it matches what the switch reports (10baseT-Half Duplex).

This is all that's listed in the dmesg:
bm0 at obio0 offset 0x11000 irq 42,33: address xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx

The bm in the B&W G3 does do 100 MB-FDX but I can't get to mine to test 
with it for a few days. I believe the dmesg on the B&W is the following:

bm0 at macobio0 irq 42,33: address xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
lxtphy0 at bm0 phy 0: LXT970 10/100 PHY, rev. 3

Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 12, 2006 at 06:50:07PM -0500, Chris Tribo wrote:
>> Similar problem here with a Beige G3. When downloading, packets start  
>> ramping up to speed, then the collision light on the switch flashes  
>> for a second or so, and then traffic stops for a second or two and  
>> then it repeats.
> 
> This is a duplex mismatch.  Does bm use the generic MII code?  If it
> does, this is symptomatic of a bug in the PHY driver -- unless you
> have forced a media setting, which you should never do, unless your
> host is connected to a half-duplex-only device.
> 
> Thor
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