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Auto-negotiate setting for NIC's

2000-09-14 14:26:24
Subject: Auto-negotiate setting for NIC's
From: Jeff Connor <connorj AT NIAGARAMOHAWK DOT COM>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 14:21:34 -0400
     Over time I've seen posts on this listserv about not using
auto-negotiate for network interface cards and hard coding the
line speed like 100mbit full duplex.  They use auto-negotiate on
all of our Compaq Windows NT servers here and can't help but
wonder, based on posts on this listserv, whether our server NIC's
are really running at 100mbit full duplex.  I asked one of our NT
admins to check one of our servers. They used Comaq's Insight
Manager software which showed the NICS at the correct speed.
Could it be lying?  Can any of you that have had problems with
auto-negotiate, even better with Compaq servers, share your
experiences?


Thanks,
Jeff Connor
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
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