Problem with Tru64 box . Network very Slow

[S Bhat]

Hello All,

I am facing a problem in tru64 box . It is running slow after disk upgrade .

It seems problem is due to network Auto-Negotiate mode .



Consvar -l -v shows below outut .

char_set =
language = 0x32
tty_dev = 0
Failed to get scsiid
Failed to get scsifast
Failed to get com1_baud
Failed to get com1_modem
Failed to get com1_flow
Failed to get com1_misc
Failed to get com2_baud
Failed to get com2_modem
Failed to get com2_flow
Failed to get com2_misc
Failed to get password
Failed to get secure
Failed to get logfail


I am using le0 interface . Could anybody tell me the console variable for console for LE0 interface ? (for ee0 is eia0_mode , for tu0 is eia0_mode ) I do not know the variable for le0 interface .


Thanks & Regards
Shashi



consvar -g eXX0_mode ?

[Ivan Ferreira]

It's very likely that that is your problem, but you can use the lan_config command to change the speed and duplex settings, for example:

lan_config -i le0 -s 100 -x 1 -a 0

You can check your current status whith the command:

hwmgr get attr -cat network | grep -E "name | speed | duplex"

[S Bhat]

Dear Ivan,

Thanks for quick responce . I am using Digital UNIX V4.0G . So I dont have hwmgr command .


For lan_config it is throwing following errors.

# lan_config -i le0 -s 100 -x 0 -a 1
unsupported: Invalid argument
# lan_config -i le0 -s 100 -a 1
unsupported: Invalid argument
# lan_config -i le0 -a 1
unsupported: Invalid argument



# ifconfig -a
le0: flags=c63
inet 192.168.100.60 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.100.255 ipmtu 1400
sl0: flags=10



Thanks & Regarsd,
Shashi

[Ivan Ferreira]

I that case, you must set the speed from the console level. Once I tried to change the speed and duplex setting using consvar and the system crashed.

[KLT]

From the manpage le(7), it looks like the le interface supports only 10Mbps speed. Also, there's no indication that it supports IEEE 802.3u autonegotiation. This is probably why you're getting those errors from lan_config. Using a non-autonegotiating adapter with an autonegotiating switch is problematic at the best of times. Try locking down the switch port to which the le is connected to 10Mpbs with autonegotiate disabled.

-thonuzo