> Hi. > > When running any of the 2.6.29-rc kernels, the Broadcom NIC on my Dell XPS1330 > laptop (tg3.ko module) fails to detect the network link under some conditions. > It works fine only in the following scenarios (using an ethernet straight > through cable): > - when connected to another computer > - when connected to the uplink port in a hub/switch > but fails to detect the ethernet link otherwise. That is, all lights in the > NIC are off, no "Link is up..." message appears in dmesg and ethtool prints > "Link detected: no". > > # lspci -v > 09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5906M Fast > Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02) > Subsystem: Dell XPS M1330 > Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 30 > Memory at fe5f0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K] > Expansion ROM at <ignored> [disabled] > Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 3 > Capabilities: [50] Vital Product Data > Capabilities: [58] Vendor Specific Information <?> > Capabilities: [e8] MSI: Mask- 64bit+ Count=1/1 Enable+ > Capabilities: [d0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00 > Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting > Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel <?> > Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 33-22-cf-fe-ff-9b-21-00 > Kernel driver in use: tg3 > Kernel modules: tg3 > > Anyone else experiencing this issue? Just discovered that the NIC works fine when connected to a hub/switch using a crossover cable. I guess there is some issue with the automatic crossover support. -- Ing. Maximiliano Bertacchini SI6 - DINFO - CITEFA San Juan B. de La Salle 4397 B1603ALO Villa Martelli - Pcia. Bs. As. Tel: (54-11) 4709-8285 e-mail: mbertacchini citefa gov ar - http://www.citefa.gov.ar/si6/ http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x24385370 -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
