3Com 3c980 Media Mode

[Robert Brown <robii@pridemanufacturing.com>]

Hi:

I have a slink box with 2 3c980 ethernet cards hooked to an Allied Telesyn 10/100 Mbit switch.  When I turn the box on the card shows up on the switch and 100 Mbit and full duplex.  It stays that way until /etc/init.d/network runs and then it switches to 10 Mbit and half duplex.  If I start the box with out the cards plugged into the switch and then plug them in after the box is fully up, it shows as 100 Mbit and full duplex.  Why can't I get 100 Mbit on a normal boot?  Am I missing something?

Rob Brown