>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
Of Ethernet and Fast Ethernet, one is male and the other is female,
although it is not clear which is which. The probability of automatic
interoperability is left as an exercise to the reader.
>
>
>>Irwin
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Sammi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 5:42 PM
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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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