At 06:12 PM 4/13/01, Irwin Lazar wrote:
>I know a few years ago several interface cards, especially those from Intel,
>had a heck of a time auto negotiating with Cisco Catalyst 5xxx's, but I'd
>imagine these problems are resolved by now. (It shows you how long it has
>been since I've actually touched a real network. :-) )
Not much has changed! Auto-negotation seems to still be a disaster. We hear
complaints about it not working all the time. Does anyone have a technical
answer (or URL) that explains why it behaves so badly? Just trying to
learn. Thanks......
Priscilla
>Irwin
>
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>Subject: Ethernet vs. Fast Ethernet [7:515]
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>Ok, very basic question, I apologize.
>I know 10/100 is ethernet/fast ethernet, but what is the compatibility
>issues? If you have a 10/100 device configured for ethernet (say a
>2900xl switch) will it only go at 100 if specifically configured for
>Fast Ethernet?
>I can't find any literature that clearly spells the distinctions and
>considerations.
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