Brad Knowles wrote: > Ben Green wrote: > >> To run a VenueServer/BridgeServer requires a full duplex/autonegotiation >> 'off' network configuration on the ethernet device. > > I'm confused. Why is this necessary?
I know it was necessary on my Dell server because the autoneg was failing. > > Note that for GigE, you *can't* turn off auto-negotiation -- it's > required by the spec. Some GigE devices may not work well or at all if > you try to turn off auto-negotiation for other speeds, too. IIRC, Brad is correct. For GigE, autoneg off is invalid. You _must_ autonegotiate. However, I still force. Here is my ETHTOOL_OPTS line that seems to work: ETHTOOL_OPTS="speed 1000 duplex full autoneg on" Cheers, Todd -- Collaboration & Visualization Technician WestGrid - www.westgrid.ca IRMACS - www.irmacs.com Ph. 778.782.6979 Todd Zimmerman - to...@sfu.ca
