Intel PRO 1000 MT stuck at 100Mb/s
I've got a problem with the Intel PRO 1000 MT Gigabit network adapter.
It's installed fine, the system boots and recognises the card: Code:
Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - version 6.0.54-k2-NAPI Code:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:07:E9:09:DD:D2 Here's the ethtool output: Code:
Settings for eth0: I've also tried forcing the card to only advertise gigabit speeds but then the switch just constantly tries and fails to negotiate to that speed. This leads me to believe it's something with the driver and the Linux kernel however other people have it working fine! Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you. |
stumped everyone so easily? :)
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I believe that a standard CAT6 cross-over cable between two end-nodes is not sufficient because of the conductors usedby the 802.3 Copper Gigabit specifications. If you google "gigabit cross-over cable pinout" you will find the the pinouts for terminating a copper gigabit cable for CAT5 or CAT6. 100MB cross-over cables only use 1-2, 3-6 but 1000MB cross-over uses other pins as well.
Tis would also explain why the card "autos" properly when connected to the switch. Hope this helps, -Paul |
Thanks for the reply Paul,
Even when the Linux box is plugged into the swicth it's only negotiating 100Mb/s (even with a proper cat 6 cable). I think I'll try chucking the card into another linux box to see if I can get it going. Maybe I should try with a different distro just in case. I've got a debian box here I could try... |
Now I've tried the card in Fedora, Debian and RedHat 9 all of which are trying the full speed but then falling back to 100Mb with the switch.
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