Weird networking issue.

Tue Jan 7 21:17:47 UTC 2003

"David G. Andersen" wrote:
> 
> Rule number 1 with any ethernet:  Check to make sure you have the duplex
> and rate statically configured, and configured identically on both ends of
> the connection. [...]

  I'd like to thank Cisco for this piece of advice, as the only company
incapable of manufacturing Ethernet equipment capable of
autonegotiation.  At least until 1999 or so.
  Yeah, there're a few others, all of which seemed to follow Cisco's
lead.  Nutty.

Peter E. Fry