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Re: ethernet mode.



Shaul Karl wrote:

> > Hi.
> >
> > Ok some background info.
> >
> > recently i found out that our main switch is configured to use 10 MB Half Duplex Or auto-sence options on his ports.
> >
>
> Somehow I have the feeling that full duplex Ethernet versus half duplex
> Ethernet is more a theoretical issue then a real life one. In particular, I
> would not have this issue got me too much busy with. I believe the
> Ethernet-HOWTO has a section about it.

Half vs. Full is a real issue. It can give you hard problems if your server,
for exmaple, is full ( or auto-nogotiate ) and the switch is half. Don't
mess with it; make sure both sides are full duplex befor you switch !



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