This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C15ADD.0094BFA3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello! I seem to have problems with the tulip driver and autonegotiation on D-Link DFE-500TX and D-Link DFE-570TX network interface cards. Problem description: When the system is brought up, traffic will not flow through the network interfaces even though the interfaces are correctly detected and configured. If I force the network interfaces to renegotiate speed and duplex, network traffic starts to flow as supposed to. If I bring down/up the interfaces (ifdown/ifup) while traffic flows through the interfaces, the interfaces works and traffic continues flow after being brought up/down. If I bring down the interfaces and removes the driver from the kernel (ifdown, rmmod tulip), then brings the interface back up again (ifup), traffic will not once again flow through the interface. If I then again force renegotiation it starts to work. System setup: Mandrake 8.0 with separately compiled kernel version 2.4.12 tulip module built from the development sources version 1.1.8 How do I solve this? I know that I can alter the startup scripts to force renegotiation, but that is not a pretty solution. Is this a bug in the tulip driver? Any way to get around it? When I check the MII registers on the interfaces it shows no differense before or after renegotiation, I have also tried different network hubs and switches, but it is the same problem. Best regards Frank Mikkelsen ------_=_NextPart_001_01C15ADD.0094BFA3 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">AutoNegotiation problems with D-Link DFE-500TX and D-Link = DFE-570TX Hello!
I seem to have problems with the tulip = driver and autonegotiation on D-Link DFE-500TX and D-Link DFE-570TX = network interface cards.
Problem description:
When the system is brought up, traffic = will not flow through the network interfaces even though the interfaces = are correctly detected and configured.If I force the network interfaces to = renegotiate speed and duplex, network traffic starts to flow as supposed = to.
If I bring down/up the interfaces = (ifdown/ifup) while traffic flows through the interfaces, the interfaces = works and traffic continues flow after being brought up/down.
If I bring down the interfaces and = removes the driver from the kernel (ifdown, rmmod tulip), then brings = the interface back up again (ifup), traffic will not once again flow = through the interface. If I then again force renegotiation it starts to = work.
System setup:
Mandrake 8.0 with separately compiled = kernel version 2.4.12
tulip module built from the = development sources version 1.1.8How do I solve this?
I know that I can alter the startup = scripts to force renegotiation, but that is not a pretty = solution.
Is this a bug in the tulip driver? Any = way to get around it?When I check the MII registers on the = interfaces it shows no differense before or after renegotiation, I have = also tried different network hubs and switches, but it is the same = problem.
Best regards
Frank Mikkelsen
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