Subject: Re: Nway negotiation with an Ethernet switch
To: Erik E. Fair <fair@clock.org>
From: Jonathan Stone <jonathan@DSG.Stanford.EDU>
List: tech-net
Date: 05/04/1999 17:49:34
>If memory serves, the Asante boards have an external NS phy, which
>(IIRC) does do Nway. (I know Matt and I spent ages getting the old
>Asante srom code to work with the de driver).
>
>I'll crack a case tomorrow and double-check the asante card.
My Asante 10/100 card has a DP83840VCE, which i believe is a PHY chip.
The DEC de500-XA i have doesnt have an external PHY.
>>Assuming the DE500 with the 21143 is Nway capable, what is SRM (and NetBSD)
>>doing wrong?
Maybe its not Nway-capable. What does the Web site say?