Hello,

We have collisions on a network interfaces on solaris 9 (bge and eri). I
presume the network cards by default are "auto negociating" but they are
connected to a rather old Intel 10/100 Hub and there might be some problems
auto-negociating.

I will try to force the interface duplex and speed to 100 Full Duplex on the
solaris side with ndd.

I'm wondering if it is only a metter off issuing the ndd -set commands or do
I have to take the network card up dnas down ?

How do I reset the NIC without rebooting ?

Thanks

Is ifconfig bge0 down + ifconfig bge0 up enough ?

"Bib Endum" <gd-newsgroups@spamex.com> a �crit dans le message de
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> Hello,
>
> We have collisions on a network interfaces on solaris 9 (bge and eri). I
> presume the network cards by default are "auto negociating" but they are
> connected to a rather old Intel 10/100 Hub and there might be some
problems
> auto-negociating.
>
> I will try to force the interface duplex and speed to 100 Full Duplex on
the
> solaris side with ndd.
>
> I'm wondering if it is only a metter off issuing the ndd -set commands or
do
> I have to take the network card up dnas down ?
>
> How do I reset the NIC without rebooting ?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>

I use ndd in interactive mode when i need to do this, with no need to
reboot..
"Bib Endum" <gd-newsgroups@spamex.com> wrote in message
news:FY8Sb.6073$qU3.464265@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Hello,
>
> We have collisions on a network interfaces on solaris 9 (bge and eri). I
> presume the network cards by default are "auto negociating" but they are
> connected to a rather old Intel 10/100 Hub and there might be some
problems
> auto-negociating.
>
> I will try to force the interface duplex and speed to 100 Full Duplex on
the
> solaris side with ndd.
>
> I'm wondering if it is only a metter off issuing the ndd -set commands or
do
> I have to take the network card up dnas down ?
>
> How do I reset the NIC without rebooting ?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>

"aperry" <aperry@terayon.com> a �crit dans le message de
news:YudSb.7526$h_2.3692@newssvr29.news.prodigy.com...
> I use ndd in interactive mode when i need to do this, with no need to
> reboot..

After reading the man page, I see that ndd is OK, it actually turn the
interface on and off.

That did not fix my problem.

I have an V240 (bge 1Gb interface) and an 280R (eri) in the DMZ. The are
plugged into an old Intel 330T stackable HUB. This hub does NOT support full
duplex, that's why my network interfaces are operating in 100 mbs, Half
duplex. That would be OK with me, but I have a lot of errors and collisions
on both server when I copy files accross the network.

We will replace the hub for a switch but we don't have one yet.

Bib Endum <gd-newsgroups@spamex.com> wrote:
> Is ifconfig bge0 down + ifconfig bge0 up enough ?

that doesn't do any good at all.

Ifconfig basically controls the mapping of the IP space to an
interface.  The interface is "alive" and at a particular duplex before
and without ifconfig.  Note that you can 'snoop' on an interface that
isn't up.

You just need to follow the steps in the FAQ, including saving the
'autoneg_cap' setting for last.  When that one is done, it resets the
interface.

-- 
Darren Dunham                                           ddunham@taos.com
Unix System Administrator                    Taos - The SysAdmin Company
Got some Dr Pepper?                           San Francisco, CA bay area
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Bib Endum <gd-newsgroups@spamex.com> wrote:
> I have an V240 (bge 1Gb interface) and an 280R (eri) in the DMZ. The
> are plugged into an old Intel 330T stackable HUB. This hub does NOT
> support full duplex, that's why my network interfaces are operating
> in 100 mbs, Half duplex. That would be OK with me, but I have a lot
> of errors and collisions on both server when I copy files accross
> the network.

Well, on half-duplex, colisions are normal.  What are not normal are
"late" collisions.  What sort of errors are you seeing?

rick jones
-- 
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these opinions are mine, all mine; HP might not want them anyway... :)
feel free to post, OR email to raj in cup.hp.com  but NOT BOTH...

On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 09:41:12 -0500, "Bib Endum"
<gd-newsgroups@spamex.com> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>We have collisions on a network interfaces on solaris 9 (bge and eri). I
>presume the network cards by default are "auto negociating" but they are
>connected to a rather old Intel 10/100 Hub and there might be some problems
>auto-negociating.
>
>I will try to force the interface duplex and speed to 100 Full Duplex on the
>solaris side with ndd.
>
>I'm wondering if it is only a metter off issuing the ndd -set commands or do
>I have to take the network card up dnas down ?
>
>How do I reset the NIC without rebooting ?
>
>Thanks
>
>

You can always just ifconfig the interface down /up (provided you are
connected to either the console or a Terminal Server).  Note that both
the duplex settings on your network equipment and your server should
match to avoid FCS errors.

Regards,

Mark



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On 2004-01-29 14:41:12 +0000, "Bib Endum" <gd-newsgroups@spamex.com> said:

> I'm wondering if it is only a metter off issuing the ndd -set commands or 
do
> I have to take the network card up dnas down ?

The ndd commands by themselves will work, the connection will "drop" whilst 
the switch and the card re-establish a connection
 
> How do I reset the NIC without rebooting ?

ndd

Paul

"Paul Seymour" <paul@pseymour.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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 On 2004-01-29 14:41:12 +0000, "Bib Endum" <gd-newsgroups@spamex.com> said:

 I'm wondering if it is only a metter off issuing the ndd -set commands or
do I have to take the network card up dnas down ?

The ndd commands by themselves will work, the connection will "drop" whilst
the switch and the card re-establish a connection

 How do I reset the NIC without rebooting ?

ndd

Paul

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Mark

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