FreeBSD-6.x/7.x 1000BaseTX connection problem

[Peter C. Lai]

On 2009-01-27 01:14:55PM +0800, Balgansuren Batsukh wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I saw by default all 6.x/7.x version can't connect to Cisco Catalyst 2970G/3750G switch at 1000Mbps speed.
> 
> Only to need to put speed option keyword on /etc/rc.conf?
> 
> Balgaa

Cisco is always weird about autonegotiation. (I have linux boxes that
fail it every once in a while too). If you want, you can specify media 
type under the 'ifconfig_xyn =' line in rc.conf:

ifconfig_em0 = "inet 1.2.3.4 netmask 255.255.255.0 polling \
media 1000baseTX mediaopt full-duplex"

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