[Bug 538] Hanging while connecting

[Carson Gaspar]

--On Sunday, April 20, 2003 12:09 PM +1000 bugzilla-daemon at mindrot.org 
wrote:
> ------- Additional Comments From tim at multitalents.net  2003-04-20 12:09
> ------- Could your Ultra 5 be connected to a Cisco hub/switch?
> Some Sun hardware is notorious for getting into negotiation loops
> with the switch on network parameters. Ie. 10/100, Half/Full duplex.
> The solution is to lock down at least one side with the parameters you
> want.
>
> It may not be your problem but it's worth a try.

No. Either leave both at auto/auto, or lock down both. Never leave one on 
auto/auto and the other on fixed. That will almost guarantee a duplex 
mismatch.

-- 
Carson