re: ikphy negotiation problem with cisco

[john heasley <heas%shrubbery.net@localhost>]

Tue, Apr 06, 2010 at 01:46:24PM -0800, john heasley:
> Mon, Apr 05, 2010 at 03:03:49PM +0900, SAITOH Masanobu:
> > > I have several of this one:
> > > wm0 at pci4 dev 0 function 0: i80003 dual 1000baseT Ethernet, rev. 1
> > > wm0: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 18, event channel 6
> > > wm0: PCI-Express bus
> > > wm0: 65536 word (16 address bits) SPI EEPROM
> > > wm0: Ethernet address 00:30:48:31:43:82
> > > ikphy0 at wm0 phy 1: i82563 10/100/1000 media interface, rev. 2
> > > ikphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, 1000baseT, 
> > > 1000baseT-FDX, auto
> > > 
> > > It negociates properly with a 100baseTX or 1000baseT port of a
> > > cisco 3750 serie switch.
> > > This is with a netbsd-5 kernel, sources around the 17 March
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
> > >      NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
> > > --
> > 
> >  My own box has only one interface and works fine, too.
> > 
> > wm0 at pci4 dev 0 function 0: i80003 dual 1000baseT Ethernet, rev. 1
> > wm0: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 18
> > wm0: PCI-Express bus
> > wm0: 65536 word (16 address bits) SPI EEPROM
> > wm0: Ethernet address 00:13:d3:c0:3c:7c
> > ikphy0 at wm0 phy 1: i82563 10/100/1000 media interface, rev. 2
> > ikphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, 1000baseT, 
> > 1000baseT-FDX, auto
> > 
> > John, do both interface have the problem? Does the problem occurs any switch
> > and hub?
> 
> I do not know; the machine is hundreds of miles away and remote hands are
> difficult to arrange.  I haven't tried the second interface with this
> switch nor tried any other GE switches.  When I installed netbsd, it was
> connected to a 10/100 cisco.  It worked fine, but I do not recall if it
> negotiated full-duplex or not.

FWIW, I finally went to the remote site.  The problem was a poor quality
patch cord or cross-connect.  I moved it to another cross-connect port
and its now negotiating fine.