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<DIV><SPAN class=352035220-21062004><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff
size=2>Hmmmm....are you set for auto-negotiate? Some of the switches I work
with</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=352035220-21062004><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff
size=2>(3Coms believe it or not) don't auto-negotiate well at the higher
speed.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=352035220-21062004><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff
size=2>Beyond that I can't think of anything off the top of my
head.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Joe Robertson
[mailto:jrobertson@convera.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 21, 2004 4:19
PM<BR><B>To:</B> For testers of Fedora Core development
releases<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: fc2 - network restart fails - e1000 / Extreme
Network Switch<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=425571420-21062004><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Kenneth
Benson wrote:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>What type of cable are you using...Cat5, Cat5e or Cat 6? Cat
5e is the minimum</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>recommended for gigabit and Cat 6
is preferred. Standard Cat 5 is iffy at that speed.</FONT> </P><SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=425571420-21062004><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>My cables are
10' Cat 6 - I've tested on several machines / cables -
including</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=425571420-21062004><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Cat
5e.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=425571420-21062004><FONT
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