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Re: Problems with Broadcom and Intel PRO/1000 cards

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Subject: Re: Problems with Broadcom and Intel PRO/1000 cards
From: Alfredo Beaumont Sainz <jtbbesaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 16:11:42 +0200
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Og, 2005eko Ekaren 02a 13:34(e)an, Anders K. Pedersen(e)k idatzi zuen:
> Alfredo Beaumont Sainz wrote:
> > I've a dual opteron machine with an integrated dual Broadcom 5704
> > 10/100/1000 (tg3 driver) and an Intel PRO/1000 MT (e1000 driver). It
> > seems that I cannot make them work a Gbps. I've a crossover cable
> > connecting a interface of the Broadcom (eth1) with the Intel (eth2), but
> > they connect at 100Mbps:
> >
> > # /sbin/mii-tool -v
>
> mii-tool does not (yet) support more than 100 Mbit/s, so it will report
> a 1000 Mbit/s connection as only running 100 Mbit/s. Use ethtool for now.

Ouch, you are right. They are really working at 1000Mbit/s. I should have 
checked that. They work with a crossover cable, but I still have problems with 
the switch. I'll further investigate before posting again.

Thanks!
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Alfredo Beaumont. GPG: http://aintel.bi.ehu.es/~jtbbesaa/jtbbesaa.gpg.asc
Elektronika eta Telekomunikazioak Saila (Ingeniaritza Telematikoa)
Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Bilbao (Basque Country). http://www.ehu.es

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