how to force network interface ?

[fbsd_user]

Are you sure all your down stream switches and hubs are full-duplex?
If one is not, it will force the whole leg to it's setting.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Frank
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 8:43 AM
To: Rob
Cc: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: how to force network interface ?

On Tue, Jan 20, 2004 at 08:36:19PM +1030, Rob wrote:

> >From reading ifconfig(8) and bge(4), it looks like you should add
>
>   mediaopt full-duplex
>
> to the end of your ifconfig_bge0 entry in /etc/rc.conf.
>

Well this doesn't seems to work
it seems to break the interface
and I cannot ping the machine anymore.
removing the option make things goes
better BUT it is set to HALF DUPLEX
again ( aargh )

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