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Re: FCS and runts on FEC links

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From: Walter Roberson
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:28
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In article <5ac32eb7.0307210512.aa7cc0a@posting.google.com>,
Eric Goldsmith <egoldsmith@columbus.rr.com> wrote:
:Just set up FEC (two 100Mbps, full-duplex links) between a server with
:two Intel Pro 100/S NICs and a Catalyst 3550 switch.

:Am seeing receive errors (FCS and runts) on the switch and
:corresponding transmit errors on the server that represent 0.002% of
:the traffic. No errors in the other direction (i.e. transmit on switch
:and recieve on server).

:Any ideas? 

Have you verified through some independant means that the links
are really 100/full ? I have seen cases where Windows mis-negotiated
and then lied about what it had negotiated.

If you have double-checked the link speed and duplex, my next suspect
would be the NICs. 
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From: roberson@ibd.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca (Walter Roberson)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.sys.cisco,intel.network.adapters
Subject: Re: FCS and runts on FEC links
Date: 21 Jul 2003 15:28:17 GMT
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