Intel NICs, Cisco, autoneg, and borken-ness

[Paul Lussier]

"Michael ODonnell" <michael.odonnell at comcast.net> writes:

>> 2 weeks ago, I'm certain I had this interface configured *and*
>> working just fine.
>
> Nevertheless, if it were me I'd connect the cable in question
> to some other known working system as a basic sanity test...

I had tried this, and the cable tested out fine.  But taking this
thought a step further, I connected this cable to a known-working
system on this network, then began shuffling ports around on the
patchpanel and the switch.  BINGO! Bad wiring between the patch panel
and the switch!

Thanks mod! :)

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Seeya,
Paul