Bug#703040: No 1000baseT connection via crosslink with BCM95720 and tg3 module

[Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>]

On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 06:59:46PM +0100, Bastian Blank wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 03:51:36PM +0100, Frank Menzel wrote:
> > Package: firmware-linux-nonfree
> 
> I don't think so.
 
Right, this package only has firmware for some very old tg3 chips.
Most likely this is a bug in the driver, or in the firmware in flash.

> > Two Dell PowerEdge R620 connected via crosslink using the onboard
> 
> Are you using a crossed ethernet cable? Don't do that. All GBit
> interfaces have to do that on its own.
 
Well, they shouldn't care whether the pairs are crossed or not.
It's certainly worth trying another cable though.

Ben.

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