Connect between K- and L-class with crossover cable

[Lutz Hild]

hi folks,
we try to connect a k-class (10.20) and a l-class (11.00) via crossover-cable with the lan0 (10/100Mbit) interfaces. no problems with the k-class. when rebooting the l-class, the lan0 interface fails to be configured. lanscan shows the device, ifconfig says 'no such interface'. if we connect the cable after rebooting the l-class without network connection on lan0, the interface and the connection works fine ('til next reboot). the cable is already checked and ok. patchlevel for both machines is september 2000. any suggestions? thanks.

[Thomas J. Harrold]

Have you looked into speed/duplex issues? The built in ethernet on the K will only do 10MB, whereas the L will try to start at 100FD, and will negotiate down. I've seen autonegotiate fail between a server and a hub.

Also, which btlan driver are you using on the L?
(ioscan -fun | grep lan) Should
be btlan3, I believe. Check for recent patches.

-tjh