Subject: Re: Netgear gigabit GA621 fibre interface problems
To: Michael Graff <explorer@flame.org>
From: Nathan J. Williams <nathanw@wasabisystems.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 12/10/2002 12:29:29
Michael Graff <explorer@flame.org> writes:

> Dave Tyson <Dave.Tyson@liverpool.ac.uk> writes:
> 
> > 'ifconfig gsip0 media 1000baseSX' reports no errors, however while the
> > card link light comes on, the link is dead as far as the catalyst is
> > concerned. An 'ifconfig gsip0' reports:
> 
> What does "ifconfig gsip0 media 1000baseSX mediaopt full-duplex" do?
> 
> And, what does "ifconfig -m gspi0" say?

I was about to write the same thing, although it seems slightly
kludgy; isn't fiber full-duplex by definition?

        - Nathan