Re: [Soekris] Compatibility Issue w/ Soekris 5501 and Cisco 2640 Switch

2008-06-14 Thread Chris Babcock
Joel Jaeggli wrote: > Chris Babcock wrote: > >> I have also seen similar behavior with devices that do auto MDI<->MDIX >> setting with some devices. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if there is a >> way to control the MDI/MDIX function in software. Anybody, here know >> if there is a way to contro

Re: [Soekris] Compatibility Issue w/ Soekris 5501 and Cisco 2640 Switch

2008-06-14 Thread Joel Jaeggli
Chris Babcock wrote: > I have also seen similar behavior with devices that do auto MDI<->MDIX > setting with some devices. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if there is a > way to control the MDI/MDIX function in software. Anybody, here know if > there is a way to control that in software? auto md

Re: [Soekris] Compatibility Issue w/ Soekris 5501 and Cisco 2640 Switch

2008-06-13 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2008-06-11, Chuck (Doc) Beaudette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I replaced the 4801 with a new 5501, the throughput between the Cisco > 2640 and the Soekris router dropped to next to nothing. We tried several > different configurations (Auto negotiate, fixed 100mb Full-Duplex, etc.), > nothi

Re: [Soekris] Compatibility Issue w/ Soekris 5501 and Cisco 2640 Switch

2008-06-12 Thread Chris Babcock
Phil Brutsche wrote: > Yes, but it's specific to managed switches, and even then only if the > switch supports MDIX. > > No managed switch? Sorry, not much you can do about it. > I wasn't referring to the switch. I was referring to the Soekris box. The ethernet ports on the net5501 are Auto MDI

Re: [Soekris] Compatibility Issue w/ Soekris 5501 and Cisco 2640 Switch

2008-06-12 Thread Chuck (Doc) Beaudette
] Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 2:40 PM To: "Chuck (Doc) Beaudette" Cc: soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com Subject: Re: [Soekris] Compatibility Issue w/ Soekris 5501 and Cisco 2640 Switch > > When I replaced the 4801 with a new 5501, the throughput between the > Cisco 2640 and

Re: [Soekris] Compatibility Issue w/ Soekris 5501 and Cisco 2640 Switch

2008-06-11 Thread Phil Brutsche
Yes, but it's specific to managed switches, and even then only if the switch supports MDIX. No managed switch? Sorry, not much you can do about it. Chris Babcock wrote: > I have also seen similar behavior with devices that do auto MDI<->MDIX > setting with some devices. Unfortunately, I'm not s

Re: [Soekris] Compatibility Issue w/ Soekris 5501 and Cisco 2640 Switch

2008-06-11 Thread The Fungi
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 02:44:34PM -0700, Chris Babcock wrote: > I have also seen similar behavior with devices that do auto MDI<->MDIX > setting with some devices. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if there is a > way to control the MDI/MDIX function in software. Anybody, here know if > there is a

Re: [Soekris] Compatibility Issue w/ Soekris 5501 and Cisco 2640 Switch

2008-06-11 Thread Chris Babcock
jmc wrote: > --- Chuck (Doc) Beaudette [Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 01:32:42PM -0700]: --- >> I have noted what appears to be a compatibility issue between the new >> Soekris and Cisco 2640 switch. I previously had a 4801 in my network >> connected to a Cisco 2640 for customers on a local Fiber network.

Re: [Soekris] Compatibility Issue w/ Soekris 5501 and Cisco 2640 Switch

2008-06-11 Thread Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET
> > When I replaced the 4801 with a new 5501, the throughput between the Cisco > 2640 and the Soekris router dropped to next to nothing. We tried several > different configurations (Auto negotiate, fixed 100mb Full-Duplex, etc.), > nothing seemed to make any difference. Finally, we put a Netgear s

Re: [Soekris] Compatibility Issue w/ Soekris 5501 and Cisco 2640 Switch

2008-06-11 Thread jmc
--- Chuck (Doc) Beaudette [Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 01:32:42PM -0700]: --- > > I have noted what appears to be a compatibility issue between the new > Soekris and Cisco 2640 switch. I previously had a 4801 in my network > connected to a Cisco 2640 for customers on a local Fiber network. The 4801 > ac

[Soekris] Compatibility Issue w/ Soekris 5501 and Cisco 2640 Switch

2008-06-11 Thread Chuck (Doc) Beaudette
I have noted what appears to be a compatibility issue between the new Soekris and Cisco 2640 switch. I previously had a 4801 in my network connected to a Cisco 2640 for customers on a local Fiber network. The 4801 acted as the router between the fiber switch and our Cisco border router. Average 95