Auto Negotiation

[Imran Ul Haq]

Guys,

Please can you once and for all clear up a very simple issue.

Not convinced about the answers that I am getting; can you guys please provide evidence of your answer....

Question; If I connect two switches/switch to a device of any sort (with a nic) - perhaps even non cisco..... and the device is configured to duplex:half and speed: 10....

if the switchport is configured to auto auto; what is the resultant speed and duplex....????

Again, please provide evidence.....im happy to be convinced either way

Concrete evidence - or as close as, is what I am after...

Regards

Thanks alot guys, most appreciated:)

[acampbell · Accepted solution]

Imran,

The reult will be 10M Half duplex.

Please see this link:-

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/products_tech_note09186a00800a7af0.shtml#auto_neg_valid

NIC          SWITCH

10 Mbps, Half-duplex

AUTO

10 Mbps, Half-duplex

10 Mbps, Half-duplex

Link is established, but switch does not see Fast Link Pulse (FLP) and defaults to 10 Mbps half-duplex.

Regards,
Alex.
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