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SubjectRe: [PATCH][2.5][RFT] 3c509.c extra ethtool features
On Mon, 7 Oct 2002, Mikael Pettersson wrote:

> 3c509-TPO, ca 1994 vintage, ethtool eth0 output:
>
> Settings for eth0:
> Supported ports: [ TP AUI ]
> Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
> Supports auto-negotiation: No
> Advertised link modes: Not reported
> Advertised auto-negotiation: No
> Speed: 10Mb/s
> Duplex: Half
> Port: Twisted Pair
> PHYAD: 0
> Transceiver: internal
> Auto-negotiation: off
> Current message level: 0x00000002 (2)
> Link detected: yes

Cool.

> So far so good (except it reports AUI although it has none).

Hmm, that info is from the card registers, perhaps your board just doesn't
have the interface wired?

> Unfortunately, this simple query killed the link, and I had to
> down/up eth0 to get it back.

Could be a missing EL3WINDOW change somewhere, i don't write to any
registers in the query path. I'll check that out.

> Next I tried ethtool -s to change some settings (port, speed,
> full duplex) and all returned errors. I kind of expected that.
> Next I tried to rlogin to this box from another: complete kernel hang :-(

Could be one of the -EINVALs i think i need more sanity checks in there.

> I may be able to test some more later this week, on a slightly newer
> 3c509(B?) TP/AUI combo NIC.

Thanks,
Zwane
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