"Forcing" gigabit link operation
I know Rick's words to be the truth, and yet I regularly see NIC setup interfaces that purport thier ability to "force" gigabit operation. Like this one:
My guess is that the NICs are still autonegotiating, but restrict the bits advertised in the TAF to just the gigabit modes.
Is that correct?
Secondarily, can anyone offer perspective on why-oh-why systems/network people everywhere seem to think autonegotiation is totally unreliable?
I can count the number of times I've seen a genuine negotation failure with my fingers, and those invariably involved pre-802.3u transceivers.
OTOH, the number of links I've seen screwed up due to force-happy administrative error are myriad.
/chris
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