> > I do still see fixed setups in service provider handoffs - for example > > this colo, Level3 and Hurricane. Also all our metro ethernet stuff > > specifies a fixed configuration. > > Well one could also say that this sort of thing tends to result from > the, "There is a knob, I MUST twist it!" syndrome.
It's a layer 8-9 issue. It results from an auto-negotiation giving a half-duplex connection, and no one noticing until 6 months down the road, then demanding a huge credit from the provider for not selling a full-duplex circuit as was contracted. This happens way more often that you'd think. R. _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
