Re: NetBSD, Alix (i386) and network

[Martijn van Buul <pino%dohd.org@localhost>]

* Stefano Marinelli:
> Hello everybody. I've been running NetBSD-5.1_STABLE on an Alix board (2d13)
> for months. Everything has always been perfect.  Yesterday I had to get a new
> router (I need 802.11n) so I got a Cisco E3000. The router is ok, but now
> there's a problem with the Alix. 

I don't know what's up with Cisco lately, but apparently they've decided it's
an OK idea to dilute their own brand by slapping the Cisco-name on products
that are barely worthy of being called Linksys.

I have an Cisco EPC3925 cable modem with built-in router and 4-point switch,
and from the looks of it there is some shared platform hiding underneath.

I recognise your problems, along with a few others (like ipv6 neighbourhood
discovery being broken). The EPC3925 has a known issue with autonegotiation,
if a device negotiates at 100 mbit that port becomes unreliable. Since I 
can't easily replace the cable modem, I ended up installing a second switch
behind the Cisco modem. This fixed some (but not all!) of my problems with
this router. 

Martijn

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